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Passport to Darkness
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Passport to Darkness

May 19, 1959
1h 29m
★ 7.0

Overview

A jazz bandleader, falsely accused of murdering his girlfriend, tries to stay one step ahead of the police as he dives into Tokyo's sin-city in search of the real killer.

Genres

Mystery

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

Cast

Ryōji Hayama

Ryōji Hayama

Hisako Tsukuba

Hisako Tsukuba

Masumi Okada

Masumi Okada

Mari Shiraki

Mari Shiraki

Shinsuke Ashida

Shinsuke Ashida

Yasukiyo Umeno

Yasukiyo Umeno

Hiroshi Kondō

Hiroshi Kondō

Tamaki Sawa

Tamaki Sawa

Hiroshi Hijikata

Hiroshi Hijikata

Eiko Higashitani

Eiko Higashitani

Yukihiko Sugi

Yukihiko Sugi

Keisuke Yukioka

Keisuke Yukioka

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