Escape from Japan

Escape from Japan

1964•1h 36m•5.3/10

DramaCrimeThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.3/10(9)

As Japan is preparing to host the Olympics, a gang member wanting to go to America is sought after by the police after helping his friend conduct a robbery.

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Production

Shochiku

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Yasushi Suzuki

Yasushi Suzuki

Tatsuo

Kyōsuke Machida

Kyōsuke Machida

Takashi Asakawa

Ryōhei Uchida

Ryōhei Uchida

Isamu Goda

Sumiko Sakamoto

Mitsuko

Etsuko Ichihara

Etsuko Ichihara

Fujiko

Keiko Mizushina

Yaeko

Toshirō Hayano

Akama

Gorō Tarumi

Gorō Tarumi

Hanada

Masakazu Kuwayama

Chief Detective of Department 1

Teruko Kishi

Teruko Kishi

Hotel Mistress

Shunji Kasuga

Seiya Nakano

Seiya Nakano

Lee

Junko Kuroda

Akiko

Takao Nakamura

Shigeo Ozawa

Shigeo Ozawa

Doctor

Taijirou Ono

Haruko Chichibu

Tamae

Nobuo Takagi

Nobuo Takagi

Shinya Maki

Hiroyuki Wachi

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