The Desperate
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1964-04-18
Runtime: 94 mins
Director: Takaharu Saeki
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Drama, Crime
Original title: The Desperate
Production Companies: Toei Company
Production Countries: Japan
Cast
Minoru Ōki
Chisako Hara
Shoji Nakayama
Kō Nishimura
Kunie Tanaka
Hideo Murota
Masaya Takahashi
Hisashi Igawa
Taiji Tonoyama
Masao Oda
Takashi Kanda
Yuji Takashiro
Fumitake Ōmura
Seiichirō Kameishi
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