Challenge at Dawn (1971)
Set in Kawasaki in 1925, Challenge at Dawn is based on the Tsurumi Riot Incident, which actually ocurred in Yokohama that year and was sparked by corruption and yakuza involvement in the construction industry.
Director:
Toshio Masuda
Writers:
Shinobu Hashimoto, Ichirō Ikeda, Takeo Kunihiro.
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Kinnosuke Nakamura as |
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Go Wakabayashi as |
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Tetsuya Watari as |
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Mitsuko Baisho as |
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Nana Ozaki as |
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Shinsuke Mikimoto as |
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Yoshirō Aoki as |
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Ichirō Zaitsu as |
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Masahiko Tanimura as |
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Seiichirō Kameishi as |
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Taketoshi Naitō as |
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Yoshi Katō as |
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Hiroko Shikanai as |
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Emiko Tonosaki as |
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Takako Yagi as |
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Kei Satō as |
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Ryōhei Uchida as |
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Masao Mishima as |
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Ryūtarō Tatsumi as |
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Shōgo Shimada as |
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Tatsuya Nakadai as Tsukagoshi |
| Directing | Toshio Masuda | Director |
| Writing | Shinobu Hashimoto | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ichirō Ikeda | Screenplay |
| Writing | Takeo Kunihiro | Screenplay |
| Production | Toshio Mochizuki | Producer |
| Sound | Takeo Watanabe | Music |
| Camera | Makoto Tsuboi | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Yoshiaki Morisawa | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Takeo Kimura | Art Direction |
| Editing | Shinya Inoue | Editor |
| Sound | Tsugio Yonezu | Sound Recordist |