The Desperate
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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
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Minoru Ōki
Chief Detective Sugai
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Shogun Assassin
Chisako Hara
Chiyo Miyasaka
Known for
Attack on Titan
Dark Water
Shoji Nakayama
Detective Yasuda
Known for
Ultraseven
Anatahan
Kō Nishimura
Yamaguchi
Known for
Yojimbo
Intentions of Murder
Kunie Tanaka
Chiba
Known for
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Hideo Murota
Tomita
Known for
Kagemusha
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Masaya Takahashi
Chief Morito
Known for
Belladonna of Sadness
Air Doll
Hisashi Igawa
Detective Tokumochi
Known for
Ran
Pitfall
Taiji Tonoyama
Chief Osawa
Known for
Onibaba
In the Realm of the Senses
Masao Oda
Detective Koshiki
Known for
An Autumn Afternoon
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Takashi Kanda
Chiba
Known for
Return of Giant Majin
Yuji Takashiro
Takaharu Saeki Director · Ichirō Ikeda Screenplay Shōji Yūki Author
First release April 18, 1964 · Produced in Japan · Original title どろ犬
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
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Original title
どろ犬
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 18, 1964
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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