Reign of Terror (1957)
Crime melodrama has young Kijima (Takarada) working at a successful cabaret, actually a front for drug dealing. Initially unaware of this, he falls in love with the daughter (Shirakawa) of one of the club owners (Ozawa). However, the other owner, Takagi (Kawazu), also has designs on her, leading to the inevitable showdown.
Director:
Shigeaki Hidaka
Writer:
Kenrō Matsuura
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Akira Takarada as Jun’nosuke Kijima |
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Yumi Shirakawa as Yasuko |
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Kyōko Anzai as Reiko |
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Seizaburō Kawazu as Hayato Takagi |
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Eitarō Ozawa as Kaichirō Kogō |
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Jun Tazaki as Shōsaku Akihara |
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Yoshio Tsuchiya as Nebukawa |
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Shin Ōtomo as Ri Kōzan |
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Katsumi Tezuka as Customer (Yotamono) |
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Yasumasa Ônishi as Customer (Yotamono) |
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Etsurō Saijō as Customer (Yotamono) |
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Tsuruko Umano as Cleaning Lady |
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Ikio Sawamura as Bellboy Jirō |
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Yoshibumi Tajima as Dai Gyō Chō |
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Ren Yamamoto as Watanabe |
| Writing | Akira Shimomura | Original Story |
| Directing | Shigeaki Hidaka | Director |
| Writing | Kenrō Matsuura | Screenplay |
| Sound | Seiichi Mawatari | Music |
| Camera | Seiichi Endo | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Kakuzo Nishikawa | Gaffer |
| Art | Teruaki Abe | Art Direction |
| Sound | Yoshio Nishikawa | Sound |
| Editing | Yoshitami Kuroiwa | Editor |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Producer |