Japan / Mar 28, 1962
1h 29min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Journalist Kuroki is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. He discovers that the point man in an arms trade was also involved in the cover-up of a murder on an American base during the Allied Occupation. The film rolls along as a suspenseful thriller while offering a critique of political corruption, hypocrisy, and journalistic cowardice in postwar Japan.
Main cast
Full cast
Genres
CrimeAction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 誇り高き挑戦 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Toei Company |
| Release date | 28 marzo 1962 |
| Writer | Susumu Saji |
| Editing | Hiroshi Suzuki |
| Cinematography | Ichirō Hoshijima |
| Assistant directors | Mikio Koyama, Kinji Fukasaku |
| Lighting | Kazuichi Yoshida |
| Camera operators | Ichirō Hoshijima |
| Additional photography | Ichirō Hoshijima |
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| Production design | Tomomichi Araki |
| Art direction | Tomomichi Araki |
| Set decoration | Tomomichi Araki |
| Music | Koichi Kawabe, Yozo Uchida |
| Sound | Koichi Kawabe, Yozo Uchida |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Russia / Mar 14, 1966
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