The Desperate

The Desperate

The Desperate

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The Desperate

1964

1h 34m

7.0(2 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

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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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Takaharu Saeki
Written by: Ichirō Ikeda

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