Drama ·Crime ·Thriller · Japan · 1964 · 1h 36m

Escape from Japan

日本脱出

Escape from Japan poster
Director
Yoshishige Yoshida
Cast
Yasushi Suzuki as Tatsuo Kyōsuke Machida as Takashi Asakawa Ryōhei Uchida as Isamu Goda Sumiko Sakamoto as Mitsuko Etsuko Ichihara as Fujiko Keiko Mizushina as Yaeko
Crew
Tōichirō Narushima — Director of Photography Yoshi Sugihara — Editor Toru Takemitsu — Original Music Composer Masao Yagi — Original Music Composer Yoshishige Yoshida — Screenplay Masaya Araki — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
escapegangsterdrug addictionyakuzarape attemptroad movie
Key Collaborators
Yoshishige Yoshida Director Tōichirō Narushima Director of Photography Yoshi Sugihara Editor Toru Takemitsu Original Music Composer Masao Yagi Original Music Composer Yoshishige Yoshida Screenplay Masaya Araki Producer
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