Passport to Darkness

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Passport to Darkness

1959

1h 29m

7.5(2 votes)

Mystery

Crime

Overview

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.

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10 featured cast members

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Ryōji Hayama

Hisako Tsukuba

Masumi Okada

Mari Shiraki

Shinsuke Ashida

Yasukiyo Umeno

Hiroshi Kondō

Tamaki Sawa

Hiroshi Hijikata

Eiko Higashitani

Creative team

Directed by: Seijun Suzuki
Written by: Hajime Takaiwa
Produced by: Kenzo Asada

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