Drama ·Crime · Japan · 1963 · 1h 41m

Badge of the Night

夜の勲章

Director

Cast

Akira Kobayashi as Naomi Hoshi as Ryōhei Uchida as Shoichi Ozawa as Shirō Ōsaka as Shōbun Inoue as

Crew

Kazumi Iwasa — Director of Photography Masayoshi Ikeda — Original Music Composer Hiroshi Chinô — Screenplay Takashi Kanbara — Screenplay

Synopsis

A noir action whodunit with Kobayashi his usual jaunty self as the smart aleck private eye whose missing person search soon becomes a murder case. Nightclub-managing, drug-dealing gangster Uchida is the prime suspect in the case until he commits suicide. Kobayashi then discovers evidence that points to the doctor sibling of an innocent girl. The climax in a rural snowy locale is suspenseful and well-staged.

Mood & Themes

japanese noir

Key Collaborators

Akinori Matsuo Director Kazumi Iwasa Director of Photography Masayoshi Ikeda Original Music Composer Hiroshi Chinô Screenplay Takashi Kanbara Screenplay

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