Confronting Fear (1958)
Former boxer Goro Kawasaki was attacked by the organizer of the fights for knocking out his opponent because he could not stand the fight. He is being released from prison, where he was imprisoned on charges of causing bodily harm. He meets his younger brother Fumio, who is going to become a boxer and dreams of owning his own car repair shop. Goro tries to help Fumio, but is refused. At this time, the boss of the underworld, whom Goro met in prison, is released, and this escalates into a confrontation involving Goro and Fumio.
Director:
Tsuruo Iwama
Writers:
Yoshiro Tomita, Masaru Baba.
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Minoru Ōki as |
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Shingo Kiyokawa as |
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Kumeko Urabe as |
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Masako Arisawa as |
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Hiroko Sugita as |
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Naoki Sugiura as |
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Shinji Takano as |
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Fujio Suga as |
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Akio Satake as |
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Setsuko Shiba as |
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Mikiyo Shimizu as |
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Tamotsu Tamura as |
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Zenichi Inagawa as |
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Masahiko Inoue as |
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Kenji Sonoda as |
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Keiji Tsuchida as |
| Writing | Yoshiro Tomita | Screenplay |
| Editing | Yoshi Sugihara | Editor |
| Art | Chiyoo Umeda | Art Direction |
| Production | Toyojirô Nagashima | Producer |
| Directing | Tsuruo Iwama | Director |
| Writing | Masaru Baba | Screenplay |
| Sound | Sachio Obi | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Masao Kosugi | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Mitsuo Kato | Original Music Composer |