Mystery · Japan · 1959 · 1h 29m

Passport to Darkness

暗黒の旅券

Director

Cast

Ryōji Hayama as Hisako Tsukuba as Masumi Okada as Mari Shiraki as Shinsuke Ashida as Yasukiyo Umeno as

Crew

Kazue Nagatsuka — Director of Photography Taichiro Kosugi — Original Music Composer Koichi Kawabe — Original Music Composer Hajime Takaiwa — Screenplay Kenzo Asada — Producer Takeharu Sakaguchi — Production Design

Synopsis

A jazz bandleader, falsely accused of murdering his girlfriend, tries to stay one step ahead of the police as he dives into Tokyo's sin-city in search of the real killer.

Mood & Themes

film noir black and white

Key Collaborators

Seijun Suzuki Director Kazue Nagatsuka Director of Photography Taichiro Kosugi Original Music Composer Koichi Kawabe Original Music Composer Hajime Takaiwa Screenplay Kenzo Asada Producer Takeharu Sakaguchi Production Design

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