Movie·1964·1h 34m
The Desperate
Directed By
Takaharu Saeki
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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The Story
Original title: どろ犬
A noir drama depicting the downfall of a veteran detective who hates evil and falls into its depths. Ace detective Sugai pursues Chiyo, the mistress of a man who was arrested for extortion, and takes advantage of her weakness. However, as his colleague Tokumochi and others regard him with suspicion, he is tormented by remorse.
Written By
Ichirō Ikeda
Cinematography
Masahiko Iimura
Music
Masaru Satō
Editor
Yoshiki Nagasawa
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Minoru Ōki
Chief Detective Sugai
Chisako Hara
Chiyo Miyasaka
Shoji Nakayama
Detective Yasuda
Kō Nishimura
Yamaguchi
Kunie Tanaka
Chiba
Hideo Murota
Tomita
Masaya Takahashi
Chief Morito
Hisashi Igawa
Detective Tokumochi
Taiji Tonoyama
Chief Osawa
Masao Oda
Detective Koshiki
Takashi Kanda
Chiba
Yuji Takashiro
Fumitake Ōmura
Detective Seo
Seiichirō Kameishi
Detective Abe
Shunji Kasuga
Kawakami's Lawyer
Shigemi Kitahara
Gen Takamori
Kyoko Shinobazu
Shigeko Odagiri
// crew
Crew
Masahiko Iimura
Director of Photography
Yoshiki Nagasawa
Editor
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Ichirō Ikeda
Screenplay
Takaharu Saeki
Director
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