Crime thriller about the investigation of a man murdered at a Tokyo race track. Clues lead Detective Yoneyama (Mihashi) to Kobe where a narcotics gang is smuggling drugs in golf balls with the aid of an ex-cop (Takarada).
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Akira Takarada
Takagi
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Tatsuya Mihashi
Yoneyama
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Akemi Kita
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Seizaburō Kawazu
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Ichiro Kanbe
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Michirō Minami
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Watayama
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Hideyo Amamoto
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Kōzō Saeki Director · Fumio Shibano Screenplay Kōzō Okazaki Cinematographer
First release April 17, 1960 · Produced in Japan · Production Takarazuka Eiga Company Ltd.
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TOHO
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Takarazuka Eiga Company Ltd.
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Japan
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Original title
第三波止場の決闘
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 17, 1960
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No release date listed for United States.
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