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The Desperate

The Desperate

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Drama   Crime
📜 Overview: A noir drama depicting the downfall of a veteran detective who hates evil and falls into its depths. Ace detective Sugai (Oki Minoru) pursues Chiyo (Hara Chisako), the mistress of a man who was arrested for extortion, and takes advantage of her weakness. However, as his colleague Tokumochi (Hisashi Igawa) and others regard him with suspicion, he is tormented by remorse.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1964-04-18
⌚ Running Time: 94 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.0

Beloved Cast

Minoru Ōki original image
Minoru Ōki
Chisako Hara original image
Chisako Hara
Shoji Nakayama original image
Shoji Nakayama
Kō Nishimura original image
Kō Nishimura
Kunie Tanaka original image
Kunie Tanaka
Hideo Murota original image
Hideo Murota
Masaya Takahashi original image
Masaya Takahashi
Hisashi Igawa original image
Hisashi Igawa
Taiji Tonoyama original image
Taiji Tonoyama
Masao Oda original image
Masao Oda
Takashi Kanda original image
Takashi Kanda
Yuji Takashiro original image
Yuji Takashiro
Fumitake Ōmura original image
Fumitake Ōmura
Seiichirō Kameishi original image
Seiichirō Kameishi
Shunji Kasuga original image
Shunji Kasuga
Shigemi Kitahara original image
Shigemi Kitahara
Gen Takamori original image
Gen Takamori
Kyoko Shinobazu original image
Kyoko Shinobazu

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