Watch The Desperate (1964) Official Trailer
7 / 10 IMDb April 18, 1964 1h 34m
A noir drama depicting the downfall of a veteran detective who hates evil and falls into its depths. Ace detective Sugai pursues Chiyo, the mistress of a man who was arrested for extortion, and takes advantage of her weakness. However, as his colleague Tokumochi and others regard him with suspicion, he is tormented by remorse.
Director
Runtime
1h 34m
Release Date
April 18, 1964
Genre
Drama, Crime
Status
Released
Languages
Japanese
Country
Japan
Cast
Minoru Ōki
as Chief Detective Sugai
Chisako Hara
as Chiyo Miyasaka
Shoji Nakayama
as Detective Yasuda
Kō Nishimura
as Yamaguchi
Kunie Tanaka
as Chiba
Hideo Murota
as Tomita
Masaya Takahashi
as Chief Morito
Hisashi Igawa
as Detective Tokumochi
Taiji Tonoyama
as Chief Osawa
Masao Oda
as Detective Koshiki
Takashi Kanda
as Chiba
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Yuji Takashiro
Fumitake Ōmura
as Detective Seo
Seiichirō Kameishi
as Detective Abe
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Shunji Kasuga
as Kawakami's Lawyer
Shigemi Kitahara
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Gen Takamori
Kyoko Shinobazu
as Shigeko Odagiri
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Keiji Takagi
as Detective Yasuda
Production Companies
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