A yakuza man who dreads being released from prison, yet the day of his release arrives. Awaiting him are a woman’s burning gaze and the muzzle of a gangster’s gun…
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Eiji Okada
Known for
Woman in the Dunes
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Jūkichi Uno
Known for
Nobody's Boy: Remi
Onibaba
Chishū Ryū
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Ichirō Sugai
Known for
Sansho the Bailiff
The Life of Oharu
Jun Negami
Also in
Return of Ultraman
A Wife Confesses
Toshiyuki Ohara
Also in
Warm Current
Bridge of Japan
Rin Sugimori
Also in
Gamera, the Giant Monster
A Wife Confesses
大村猛
Also in
Machi no kotengu
Hirohisa Nakata
Known for
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Graveyard of Honor
Kisao Tobita
Known for
Gamera Super Monster
Fires on the Plain
坂田正夫
Also in
Full Moon
Masao Mishima
Known for
Harakiri
Late Spring
Eiichi Koishi Director · Masashige Narusawa Screenplay Kazuo Shimada Story
First release August 19, 1950 · Produced in Japan · Original title 午前零時の出獄
Production
Daiei Film
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Japan
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Original title
午前零時の出獄
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 19, 1950
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No release date listed for United States.
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