95 minutes
1/3/1960
Japanese police detective Saburo Fujioka is suspected of corruption, demoted, and sent to the city of Kojin. Kojin is the scene of fierce fighting between rival gangs. Fujioka is assigned to investigate the death of the wife of gangster Tetsuo Maruyama of the Kozuka gang, probably at the hands of one of the Oka gang. During a gang gunfight, Maruyama is rescued by Detective Fujioka and the two become friends. But Maruyama insists on avenging his wife's murder, even if it means conflict with his new friend.
Toshirō Mifune
as Detective Saburo Fujioka
Koji Tsuruta
as Tetsuo Maruyama
Yōko Tsukasa
as Sally
Yōsuke Natsuki
as Officer Miake
Makoto Satō
as Yata
Seizaburō Kawazu
as Kyuzaburo Oka
Jun Tazaki
as Otokichi Kozuka
Akemi Kita
as Mari
Mickey Curtis
as Sugino
Akihiko Hirata
as Susumu Tendo
Hideyo Amamoto
as Ichino
Akira Wakamatsu
as Futagawa
Hiroshi Takagi
as Mita
Yutaka Nakayama
as Tako
Ren Yamamoto
as Iwaimura
Yoshio Kosugi
as Chief Officer Okubo
Ichirō Nakatani
as Deputy Mochizuki
Ikio Sawamura
as Yata, Strip Broker
Fuyuki Murakami
as Chief of the Metropolitan Police Departament
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Tadao Nakamaru
as Shibata
Sachio Sakai
as Fudokichi
Kōji Iwamoto
as Tomita
Akira Naoki
as Matsuo
Keiko Muramatsu
as Benichiyo, Shibata's lover
Tomoko Hamakawa
as Hiromi
Yutaka Sada
as Owner of Miyoshino
Shigeo Katō
as Inspector (uncredited)
Haruo Nakajima
as Henchman (uncredited)
Akira Sera
as Naki Jogo
Akira Tani
as Boyaki Jogo
Shirō Tsuchiya
as Big Shot
Hiroshi Hayashi
as Politician Numata
Jirô Makino
as Tanba