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Ningen Hyôteki

  • 1971
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
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Crime

At midnight, Yamabe (Tsutomu Yamazaki), a killer, escapes from prison. Two years before, bribed by a narcotic smuggler, Yamabe killed a real estate broker. As he was being arrested by detect... Read allAt midnight, Yamabe (Tsutomu Yamazaki), a killer, escapes from prison. Two years before, bribed by a narcotic smuggler, Yamabe killed a real estate broker. As he was being arrested by detective Negoro (Gô Wakabayashi), the detective's bullet struck Sakuko (Yoshiko Kayama), Yamabe... Read allAt midnight, Yamabe (Tsutomu Yamazaki), a killer, escapes from prison. Two years before, bribed by a narcotic smuggler, Yamabe killed a real estate broker. As he was being arrested by detective Negoro (Gô Wakabayashi), the detective's bullet struck Sakuko (Yoshiko Kayama), Yamabe's girl friend who attempted to protect him, and crippled her. When Yamabe was sent to pri... Read all

  • Director
    • Umetsugu Inoue
  • Writers
    • Shinji Fujiwara
    • Umetsugu Inoue
  • Stars
    • Gô Wakabayashi
    • Yoshiko Kayama
    • Nana Ozaki
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    7
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    • Director
      • Umetsugu Inoue
    • Writers
      • Shinji Fujiwara
      • Umetsugu Inoue
    • Stars
      • Gô Wakabayashi
      • Yoshiko Kayama
      • Nana Ozaki
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Gô Wakabayashi
    • Detective Negoro
    Yoshiko Kayama
    Yoshiko Kayama
    • Sakuko Ôno
    Nana Ozaki
    • Toshiko Negoro
    Yûki Meguro
    Yûki Meguro
    • Detective Murayama
    Kana Nakagawa
    • Akemi
    Takashi Kanda
    Takashi Kanda
    • Chief of Nishi-Shinjuku Police
    Tôru Abe
    Tôru Abe
    • Senda, Chief Detective
    Kenji Imai
    • Maki
    Hitoshi Takagi
    • Seno'o
    Yôichi Ihara
    • Susumu Seno'o
    Seiji Endô
    • Yoshida
    Noboru Nakada
    • Tokuda
    Riri Sasaki
    • Waitress
    Shin'ichi Yanagisawa
    • Chairman
    Sentarô Tatsumi
    • Togawa
    Keiji Yamamura
    Ryûichi Horibe
    • Miyata
    Daisuke Nakako
    • Seno'o's henchman
    • Director
      • Umetsugu Inoue
    • Writers
      • Shinji Fujiwara
      • Umetsugu Inoue
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    • Soundtracks
      Ai no thema
      Words by Umetsugu Inoue

      Music by Taku Izumi

      Humming by Noriko Tanaka (Philips records)

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    • Release date
      • September 15, 1971 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Production company
      • Shochiku
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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