Journalist Kuroki is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. He discovers that the point man in an arms trade was also involved in the cover-up of a murder on an American base during the Allied Occupation. The film rolls along as a suspenseful thriller while offering a critique of political corruption, hypocrisy, and journalistic cowardice in postwar Japan.
Stars: Koji Tsuruta, Tatsuo Umemiya, Mayumi Ozora, Hitomi Nakahara, Tetsurō Tamba, Eitarō Ozawa
Crew: Kinji Fukasaku (Director), Susumu Saji (Screenplay), Mikio Koyama (Assistant Director), Tomomichi Araki (Art Direction), Ichirō Hoshijima (Director of Photography), Kazuichi Yoshida (Lighting Technician)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Toei Company
Runtime: 89 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Mar 28, 1962
IMDb: 4
