Crime · Japan · 1956 · 2h 2m

Darkness at Noon

真昼の暗黒

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Director

Cast

Kōjirō Kusanagi as Seiji Uemura Sachiko Hidari as Kaneko Nagai Taketoshi Naitō as Lawyer Kondo Chōko Iida as Tsuna Uemura Teruo Matsuyama as Takeshi Kojima Ichirō Sugai as Lawyer Yamamoto

Crew

Shunichirō Nakao — Director of Photography Akira Ifukube — Original Music Composer Shinobu Hashimoto — Screenplay

Synopsis

Police beat a murder confession out of four innocent men who are then sentenced to death. Based on a true story.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Tadashi Imai Director Shunichirō Nakao Director of Photography Akira Ifukube Original Music Composer Shinobu Hashimoto Screenplay

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