Crime · Japan · 1960 · 1h 19m

Yellow Line

黄線地帯

Yellow Line poster
Director
Teruo Ishii
Cast
Shigeru Amachi as Kazuhiro Moroki Yōko Mihara as Emi Ozuki Teruo Yoshida as Toshio Mayama Yōichi Numata as Newspaper editor Torahiko Nakamura as Yoshihide Matsudaira Jun Ōtomo as Agawa
Crew
Hiroshi Suzuki — Director of Photography Hideo Kashima — Editor Chumei Watanabe — Original Music Composer Teruo Ishii — Screenplay
Synopsis

The murder of the chief official of Kobe city's Customs triggers an investigation of a prostitution ring called the 'Yellow Line' that sells Japanese women. A hired assassin is betrayed by his organization, and kidnaps a woman who happens to be the girlfriend of a newspaper reporter.

Mood & Themes
japanese noir
Key Collaborators
Teruo Ishii Director Hiroshi Suzuki Director of Photography Hideo Kashima Editor Chumei Watanabe Original Music Composer Teruo Ishii Screenplay
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