A Fugitive from the Past
7.9
Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them kills the others. Their corpses wash up near the aftermath of a maritime calamity, provoking a policeman's interest.
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Cast
58 people
Rentaro Mikuni
Takichi Inukai
Known for
Kwaidan
The Burmese Harp
Sachiko Hidari
Yae Sugito
Known for
The Insect Woman
Kōji Mitsui
Motojima
Known for
Woman in the Dunes
A Story of Floating Weeds
Yoshi Katō
Yae's Father
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Hachiko
Sadako Sawamura
Motojima's Wife
Known for
Good Morning
Street of Shame
Susumu Fujita
Police Chief
Known for
The Hidden Fortress
Sanshiro Sugata
Akiko Kazami
Toshiko
Known for
Repast
Seiichirō Kameishi
Priest
Also in
Invasion of the Neptune Men
Silver Kamen
Akikane Sawa
Also in
Prince of Space
Sympathy for the Underdog
Tadashi Suganuma
Detective Sato
Known for
Anatahan
Kōji Sekiyama
Detective Horiguchi
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable
Tadashi Sugawara
佐藤刑事
Tomu Uchida Director · Naoyuki Suzuki Screenplay Tsutomu Mizukami Story
First release January 15, 1965 · Produced in Japan · Original title 飢餓海峡
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
飢餓海峡
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 15, 1965
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
September 25, 2007 · Physical · DVD
February 21, 2023 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Russia
September 29, 2012 · Limited theatrical · Retrospective of Tomu Uchida Films (Moscow)
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