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1962 1 hour 29 minutes
64/100

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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.

Released

28th March 1962

64 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 29 minutes

Finishes at 4:32am

Ratings and awards

  • IMDB Logo

    5.8/10

  • TMDb Logo

    70%

  • FilmFlow Logo

    64%

Directed by

Kinji Fukasaku

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Written by

Susumu Saji

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