Drama ·Thriller ·Crime · United States of America · 1949 · 1h 28m

Tokyo Joe

Tokyo Joe poster
Director
Stuart Heisler
Cast
Humphrey Bogart as Colonel Joseph 'Joe' Barrett Alexander Knox as Mark Landis Florence Marly as Trina Pechinkov Landis Sessue Hayakawa as Baron Kimura Jerome Courtland as Danny Gordon Jones as Idaho
Crew
Charles Lawton Jr. — Director of Photography Viola Lawrence — Editor George Antheil — Original Music Composer Cyril Hume — Screenplay Bertram Millhauser — Screenplay Steve Fisher — Story
Tagline

Bogart rips the Jap underworld apart over a blonde in a Tokyo hot spot !

Synopsis

An American veteran returns to Tokyo to try to pick up the threads of his pre-World War II life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the authorities.

Mood & Themes
japanblackmailtreasonfilm noirair basecriminal gangairlinepost war japanillegal border crossingwar criminaltransport plane
Key Collaborators
Stuart Heisler Director Charles Lawton Jr. Director of Photography Viola Lawrence Editor George Antheil Original Music Composer Cyril Hume Screenplay Bertram Millhauser Screenplay Steve Fisher Story Robert Lord Producer Jean Louis Costume Design
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