'Jûsangô taihisen' yori: Sono gosôsha o nerae

Jan 27 1960 Not Rated 1h 19m
Action, Crime, Mystery

A sniper kills two prisoners in a police van, and the driver sets out to find the killer.

Plot

A sharpshooter kills two prisoners in a police van at night. The guard on the van is suspended for six months; he's Tamon, an upright, modest man. He begins his own investigation into the murders. Who were the victims, who are their relatives and girlfriends, who else was on the van that night? As he doggedly investigates, others die, coincidences occur, and several leads take him to the Hamaju Agency, which may be supplying call girls. Its owner is in jail, his daughter, the enigmatic Yuko, keeps turning up where Tamon goes. Tamon believes he can awaken good in people, but has he met his match? Will he solve the murders or be the next victim? And who is Akiba?

Written by

Kazuo Shimada, Shin'ichi Sekizawa

Directed by

Seijun Suzuki

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

Languages

Awards

N/A

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1,469
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
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