Badge of the Night (1963)
Overview
A noir action whodunit with Kobayashi his usual jaunty self as the smart aleck private eye whose missing person search soon becomes a murder case. Nightclub-managing, drug-dealing gangster Uchida is the prime suspect in the case until he commits suicide. Kobayashi then discovers evidence that points to the doctor sibling of an innocent girl. The climax in a rural snowy locale is suspenseful and well-staged.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 1.033 |
Directed By
Akinori Matsuo
Crew
Masayoshi Ikeda
Akinori Matsuo
Takashi Kanbara
Kazumi Iwasa
Koji Chino
Hiroshi Chinô
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