Special forces officer Ajisawa leaves his paramilitary group to take care of his newly-adopted daughter, Yoriko: the sole survival of a bloodbath for which he is responsible. Years later, Ajisawa is forced to return to the scene of the tragedy for his new job as a claims adjuster where he is subsequently arrested for his suspected involvement. But the threat of jail time is the least of his worries as his former organization comes gunning for him.
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Cast
18 people
Ken Takakura
Takeshi Ajisawa
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Ryoko Nakano
Tomoko Ochi / Misako
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Yoriko Nagai
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Richard Anderson
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Shinsuke Ashida
Sakamoto, head of the Defense Agency
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Moeko Ezawa
Hiromi, Bar hostess
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Hajime Hana
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Nobuo Kaneko
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Junya Satō Director · Kōji Takada Screenplay Seiichi Morimura Author
First release October 7, 1978 · Produced in Japan · Production Kadokawa Haruki Jimusho
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KADOKAWA
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Kadokawa Haruki Jimusho
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Japan
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Original title
野性の証明
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 7, 1978
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No release date listed for United States.
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