Black Sun
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Akira, a young, jazz-obsessed drifter, returns to his squat, a ruined church, and finds Gill, a wounded African-American GI, on the run after the death of a white GI. Despite terrible misunderstandings and culture clash, Akira agrees to help Gill escape towards the sea, dodging military police along the way.
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Cast
31 people
Tamio Kawachi
Akira
Known for
Tokyo Drifter
Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
Chico Lourant
Gill
Known for
Gate of Flesh
Gamera vs. Jiger
Tatsuya Fuji
Akira's Buddy
Known for
In the Realm of the Senses
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen
Yuko Chishiro
Yuki
Also in
The Warped Ones
A Secret Rendezvous
Hideji Ōtaki
Old Man at the Junk Shop
Known for
Kagemusha
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Shogen Nitta
Engineer
Known for
Shogun Assassin
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Zenji Yamada
Owner
Known for
A Colt is My Passport
Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
Ryūsei Itō
Known for
Intentions of Murder
Tōru Sumikawa
Cop E
Also in
Story of a Prostitute
Kanto Wanderer
Gō Kuroda
Cop D
Also in
The Warped Ones
Youth of the Beast
Takashi Nomura
Known for
Branded to Kill
Gate of Flesh
Yū Izumi
Known for
Branded to Kill
Tokyo Drifter
Koreyoshi Kurahara Director · Nobuo Yamada Screenplay Tensei Kono Story
First release April 24, 1964 · Produced in Japan · Original title 黒い太陽
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production · Studio
Japan
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Languages
Original title
黒い太陽
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 24, 1964
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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