Tokyo Joe (1949)
Overview
An American veteran returns to Tokyo to try to pick up the threads of his pre-World War II life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the authorities.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.69 |
Directed By
Stuart Heisler
Crew
Cyril Hume
Charles Lawton Jr.
Bertram Millhauser
Stuart Heisler
Henry S. Kesler
Humphrey Bogart
Steve Fisher
Clay Campbell
Jean Louis
Helen Hunt
Robert Peterson
James Crowe
Walter Doniger
Morris Stoloff
Wilbur McGaugh
Russell Malmgren
Homer Van Pelt
Robert Lord
Viola Lawrence
George Antheil
TOP CAST
Humphrey Bogart
Colonel Joseph 'Joe' Barrett
Alexander Knox
Mark Landis
Florence Marly
Trina Pechinkov Landis
Sessue Hayakawa
Baron Kimura
Jerome Courtland
Danny
Gordon Jones
Idaho
Teru Shimada
Ito
Charles Meredith
General Ireton
Rhys Williams
Colonel Dahlgren
Lora Lee Michel
Anya
Kyoko Kamo
Nani-San (uncredited)
Hugh Beaumont
Provost Marshal Major
Whit Bissell
Capt. Winnow
Tommy Bond
Fingerprint Sergeant
Hideo Mori
Kanda
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