Germany / Feb 10, 2007 / Berlin International Film Festival
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Plot
Japanese police detective Saburo Fujioka is suspected of corruption, demoted, and sent to the city of Kojin. Kojin is the scene of fierce fighting between rival gangs. Fujioka is assigned to investigate the death of the wife of gangster Tetsuo Maruyama of the Kozuka gang, probably at the hands of one of the Oka gang. During a gang gunfight, Maruyama is rescued by Detective Fujioka and the two become friends. But Maruyama insists on avenging his wife's murder, even if it means conflict with his new friend.
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Akemi Kita | Mari |
| Mickey Curtis | Sugino |
| Akihiko Hirata | Susumu Tendo |
| Hideyo Amamoto | Ichino |
| Akira Wakamatsu | Futagawa |
| Hiroshi Takagi | Mita |
| Yutaka Nakayama | Tako |
| Ren Yamamoto | Iwaimura |
| Yoshio Kosugi | Chief Officer Okubo |
| Ichirō Nakatani | Deputy Mochizuki |
| Ikio Sawamura | Yata, Strip Broker |
| Fuyuki Murakami | Chief of the Metropolitan Police Departament |
| Yasuhisa Tsutsumi | |
| Tadao Nakamaru | Shibata |
| Sachio Sakai | Fudokichi |
| Kōji Iwamoto | Tomita |
| Akira Naoki | Matsuo |
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| Keiko Muramatsu | Benichiyo, Shibata's lover |
| Tomoko Hamakawa | Hiromi |
| Yutaka Sada | Owner of Miyoshino |
| Shigeo Katō | Inspector (uncredited) |
| Haruo Nakajima | Henchman (uncredited) |
| Akira Sera | Naki Jogo |
| Akira Tani | Boyaki Jogo |
| Shirō Tsuchiya | Big Shot |
| Hiroshi Hayashi | Politician Numata |
| Jirô Makino | Tanba |
Genres
ThrillerCrimeAction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 暗黒街の対決 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO, Tokyo Laboratory |
| Release date | 3 gennaio 1960 |
| Executive producer | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Writer | Shinichi Sekizawa, Haruhiko Oyabu |
| Editing | Yoshitami Kuroiwa |
| Cinematography | Kazuo Yamada, Matsuo Yoshizaki |
| Assistant directors | Susumu Takebayashi, Kihachi Okamoto |
| Lighting | Tsuruzô Nishikawa |
| Camera operators | Kazuo Yamada, Matsuo Yoshizaki |
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| Additional photography | Kazuo Yamada, Matsuo Yoshizaki |
| Production design | Iwao Akune |
| Art direction | Iwao Akune |
| Set decoration | Iwao Akune |
| Music | Masaru Satō, Shin Watarai, Hisashi Shimonaga, Toshiya Ban |
| Sound | Masaru Satō, Shin Watarai, Hisashi Shimonaga, Toshiya Ban |
Release dates
Limited release
Russia / Oct 15, 2014 / Retrospective of Kihachi Okamoto (Moscow)
Theatrical release
Japan / Jan 03, 1960
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