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Passport to Darkness

Passport to Darkness

Genres

Mystery

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A jazz bandleader, falsely accused of murdering his girlfriend, tries to stay one step ahead of the police as he dives into Tokyo's sin-city in search of the real killer in this dark and beautiful noir from master Seijun Suzuki.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

19 May 1959

Country

Japan

Cast

Ryōji Hayama

Ryōji Hayama

Hisako Tsukuba

Hisako Tsukuba

Masumi Okada

Masumi Okada

Mari Shiraki

Mari Shiraki

Shinsuke Ashida

Shinsuke Ashida

Yasukiyo Umeno

Yasukiyo Umeno

Hiroshi Kondō

Hiroshi Kondō

Tamaki Sawa

Tamaki Sawa

Hiroshi Hijikata

Hiroshi Hijikata

Eiko Higashitani

Eiko Higashitani

Yukihiko Sugi

Yukihiko Sugi

Keisuke Yukioka

Keisuke Yukioka

Ryusei Ito

Ryusei Ito

Jun Miyazaki

Jun Miyazaki

Shōki Fukae

Shōki Fukae

Densuke Mitsuzawa

Densuke Mitsuzawa

Koichiro Sakai

Koichiro Sakai

Hiroshi Osa

Hiroshi Osa

Keisuke Noro

Keisuke Noro

Kōichi Uenoyama

Kōichi Uenoyama

Hiroshi Midorikawa

Hiroshi Midorikawa

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