Minoru Ōki
Chief Detective Sugai
The Desperate (1964)
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Overview
A noir drama depicting the downfall of a veteran detective who hates evil and falls into its depths. Ace detective Sugai pursues Chiyo, the mistress of a man who was arrested for extortion, and takes advantage of her weakness. However, as his colleague Tokumochi and others regard him with suspicion, he is tormented by remorse.
Takaharu Saeki
Director
Ichirō Ikeda
Screenplay
Top Billed Cast
Chisako Hara
Chiyo Miyasaka
Shoji Nakayama
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Kō Nishimura
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Kunie Tanaka
Chiba
Hideo Murota
Tomita
Masaya Takahashi
Chief Morito
Hisashi Igawa
Detective Tokumochi
Taiji Tonoyama
Chief Osawa
Masao Oda
Detective Koshiki
Takashi Kanda
Chiba
Yuji Takashiro
Fumitake Ōmura
Detective Seo
Seiichirō Kameishi
Detective Abe
Shunji Kasuga
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