Crime ·Thriller · Japan · 1958 · 1h 27m

Underworld Beauty

暗黒街の美女

Underworld Beauty poster
Director
Seijun Suzuki
Cast
Michitarō Mizushima as Miyamoto Mari Shiraki as Akiko Hideaki Nitani as Detective Watanabe Shinsuke Ashida as Ôyane Hiroshi Kondō as Arita Kaku Takashina as Ozawa
Crew
Toshitaro Nakao — Director of Photography Akira Suzuki — Editor Naozumi Yamamoto — Original Music Composer Susumu Saji — Screenplay
Synopsis

The moment he's released from prison, the honorable gangster Miyamoto recovers the stolen diamonds he had stashed before getting pinched. When he returns to his haunt to make good by friend who took a bullet for him, he is diverted by the greedy boss Oyane and his insatiable taste for Miyamoto's precious stones.

Trailer Underworld Beauty — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
japanmannequingangsteryakuzafilm noirdiamonds
Key Collaborators
Seijun Suzuki Director Toshitaro Nakao Director of Photography Akira Suzuki Editor Naozumi Yamamoto Original Music Composer Susumu Saji Screenplay
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