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1963·2h 22m·NR·★ 8.4·Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery

A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.

Cast

Toshirō MifuneKingo Gondo

Tatsuya NakadaiChief Detective Tokura

Kyōko KagawaReiko Gondo

Tatsuya MihashiKawanishi, Gondo's secretary

Isao KimuraDetective Arai

Kenjirō IshiyamaChief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi

Takeshi KatōDetective Nakao

Takashi ShimuraChief of Investigation Section

Jun TazakiKamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director

Nobuo NakamuraIshimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director

Yūnosuke ItōBaba - National Shoes Executive

Tsutomu YamazakiGinjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern

Minoru ChiakiFirst Reporter

Eijirō TōnoFactory Worker

Masao ShimizuPrison Warden

Yutaka SadaAoki - the Chauffeur