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Proof of the Man

Proof of the Man

19772h 12mFilm

Drama Crime Mystery

78

7.8(17)

When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime.

Top Cast

Mariko Okada

Mariko Okada

Kyoko Yasugi

George Kennedy

George Kennedy

Ken Shuftan

Yūsaku Matsuda

Yūsaku Matsuda

Detective Munesue

Hajime Hana

Hajime Hana

Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford

Detective O'Brien

Joe Yamanaka

Joe Yamanaka

Johnny Hayward

Koichi Iwaki

Koichi Iwaki

Kyohei Kori

Keiko Takeshita

Keiko Takeshita

Shizue Nakayama

Ryoko Sakaguchi

Ryoko Sakaguchi

Sumiko

Junko Takazawa

Junko Takazawa

Sherry

Waitress

Janet Hatta

Janet Hatta

Yukiko Mishima

Bunjaku Han

Bunjaku Han

Naomi

Isao Natsuyagi

Isao Natsuyagi

Takashi Niimi

Kōji Wada

Kōji Wada

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

Mizuho Suzuki

Mizuho Suzuki

Toru Minegishi

Toru Minegishi

Takeo Chii

Takeo Chii

Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Details

Director: Junya Satō
Status: Released
Release: 1977-10-08
Runtime: 2h 12m
Budget: —
Revenue: —
Language: JA
Score: 78%

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