Synopsis
Journalist Kuroki is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. He discovers that the point man in an arms trade was also involved in the cover-up of a murder on an American base during the Allied Occupation. The film rolls along as a suspenseful thriller while offering a critique of political corruption, hypocrisy, and journalistic cowardice in postwar Japan.
Movie Information
- Director
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Writers
- Susumu Saji
- Release Year
- 1962
- Runtime
- 89 minutes
- Genre
- Crime, Action
- Language
- JA
- Country
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (5 votes)
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Journalist Kuroki is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. He discovers that the point man in an arms trade was also involved in the cover-up of a murder on an American base during the Allied Occupation. The film rolls along as a suspenseful thriller while offering a critique of political corruption, hypocrisy, and journalistic cowardice in postwar Japan.
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