Set against the backdrop of a port city, this action-packed story follows a man who makes a living selling daily necessities to foreign ships entering the harbor. When he believes he’s been set up, he finds himself caught in a trap and forced to become an accomplice to smuggling.
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Cast
18 people
Jirō Tamiya
Kusumi
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Naoko Kubo
Hinako
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Eitarō Ozawa
Iseki
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Yūsuke Kawazu
Inagaki
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Hiroko Nakagawa
Chiyo
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Ryūtarō Gomi
Yoshida
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Fujio Suga
Horisaki
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Ikuko Mōri
Tamae
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Midori Towada
Mari
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Gen Kimura
Customs officer
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Shingo Hosoya
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Akira Inoue Director · Kazuo Funahashi Screenplay Jirō Ikushima Author
First release November 28, 1964 · Produced in Japan · Original title 勝負は夜つけろ
Production
Daiei Film
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Japan
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Original title
勝負は夜つけろ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 28, 1964
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No release date listed for United States.
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