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Yami wo saku kuchibue (1960)

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 56M

Director : Kenjiro Morinaga
Writer : Gen'ichi Hara

Synopsis

A unique action film about a battle between two students and a yakuza over the eviction fee for a family that abandoned their home at the bottom of an artificial lake.

Actors

Reiko Sasamori
Reiko Sasamori
Tadao Sawamoto
Tadao Sawamoto
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Hideo Takayama
Hideo Takayama
Chōko Iida
Chōko Iida
Toshie Takada
Toshie Takada
Bumon Kahara
Bumon Kahara
Shosei Muto
Shosei Muto
Ichiro Kijima
Ichiro Kijima
Seijiro Takano
Seijiro Takano
Daisuke Ômi
Daisuke Ômi
Takeo Fujisawa
Takeo Fujisawa
Ken Misugi
Ken Misugi

Crews

Kenjiro Morinaga
Kenjiro Morinaga
Director
Gen'ichi Hara
Gen'ichi Hara
Screenplay
Naozumi Yamamoto
Naozumi Yamamoto
Music
Kirio Urayama
Kirio Urayama
Assistant Director
Mitsuo Kondô
Mitsuo Kondô
Editor
Shinsaku Himeda
Shinsaku Himeda
Director of Photography

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