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Escape from Japan (1964) — Ligoscope

Escape from Japan

Film · 1964

Escape from Japan

96 min · Directed by Yoshishige Yoshida

Drama Crime Thriller

5.710
ratings

As Japan is preparing to host the Olympics, a gang member wanting to go to America is sought after by the police after helping his friend conduct a robbery.

Cast

Yasushi Suzuki

Yasushi Suzuki

Tatsuo

Kyōsuke Machida

Kyōsuke Machida

Takashi Asakawa

Ryōhei Uchida

Ryōhei Uchida

Isamu Goda

Sumiko Sakamoto

Sumiko Sakamoto

Mitsuko

Etsuko Ichihara

Etsuko Ichihara

Fujiko

Keiko Mizushina

Yaeko

Toshirō Hayano

Akama

Gorō Tarumi

Gorō Tarumi

Hanada

Masakazu Kuwayama

Chief Detective of Department 1

Teruko Kishi

Teruko Kishi

Hotel Mistress

Shunji Kasuga

Seiya Nakano

Seiya Nakano

Lee

Junko Kuroda

Akiko

Takao Nakamura

Shigeo Ozawa

Shigeo Ozawa

Doctor

Taijirou Ono

Haruko Chichibu

Tamae

Nobuo Takagi

Nobuo Takagi

Shinya Maki

Hiroyuki Wachi

Eiko Hikari

Eiko Hikari

Teruko Higa

Shizuko Nakanishi

Hiroshi Nozawa

Crew

Director: Yoshishige Yoshida
Producer: Masaya Araki
Writer: Yoshishige Yoshida
Editor: Yoshi Sugihara
Cinematography: Tōichirō Narushima
Art Direction: Tadataka Yoshino
Composer: Toru Takemitsu, Masao Yagi

Details

Studios: Shochiku
Countries: Japan
Languages: Japanese, English
Release: July 3, 1964

Themes

escapegangsterdrug addictionyakuzarape attemptroad movie

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