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The Desperate
The Desperate

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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

18 April 1964

Country

Japan

Cast

Minoru Ōki

Minoru Ōki

Chief Detective Sugai

Chisako Hara

Chisako Hara

Chiyo Miyasaka

Shoji Nakayama

Shoji Nakayama

Detective Yasuda

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Yamaguchi

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Chiba

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

Tomita

Masaya Takahashi

Masaya Takahashi

Chief Morito

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

Detective Tokumochi

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Chief Osawa

Masao Oda

Masao Oda

Detective Koshiki

Takashi Kanda

Takashi Kanda

Chiba

Yuji Takashiro

Yuji Takashiro

Fumitake Ōmura

Fumitake Ōmura

Detective Seo

Seiichirō Kameishi

Seiichirō Kameishi

Detective Abe

Shunji Kasuga

Shunji Kasuga

Kawakami's Lawyer

Shigemi Kitahara

Shigemi Kitahara

Gen Takamori

Gen Takamori

Kyoko Shinobazu

Kyoko Shinobazu

Shigeko Odagiri

Keiji Takagi

Keiji Takagi

Detective Yasuda

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