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Never Give Up
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Never Give Up 1978 Directed by Junya Satō 野性の証明

Special forces officer Ajisawa leaves his paramilitary group to take care of his newly-adopted daughter, Yoriko: the sole survival of a bloodbath for which he is responsible. Years later, Ajisawa is forced to return to the scene of the tragedy for his new job as a claims adjuster where he is subsequently arrested for his suspected involvement. But the threat of jail time is the least of his worries as his former organization comes gunning for him.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gneres Action , Drama , Thriller
Production Company KADOKAWA
Release Date 7 October 1978
143 mins
Cast
Ken Takakura
Ken Takakura Takeshi Ajisawa
Ryoko Nakano
Ryoko Nakano Tomoko Ochi / Misako
Hiroko Yakushimaru
Hiroko Yakushimaru Yoriko Nagai
Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni Kazunari Ohba
Isao Natsuyagi
Isao Natsuyagi Detective Kitano
Takahiro Tamura
Takahiro Tamura Urakawa, pressman
Richard Anderson
Richard Anderson US green beret officer
Shinsuke Ashida
Shinsuke Ashida Sakamoto, head of the Defense Agency
Moeko Ezawa
Moeko Ezawa Hiromi, Bar hostess
Hajime Hana
Hajime Hana Lieutenant Muranaga
Nobuo Kaneko
Nobuo Kaneko Head of Mizoguchi City
Tanie Kitabayashi
Tanie Kitabayashi Kiyo Matsushita
Hiroki Matsukata
Hiroki Matsukata
Katsumasa Uchida
Katsumasa Uchida Kanamori
Tetsuro Tamba
Tetsuro Tamba General Wada
Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka Bartender
Joe Yamanaka
Joe Yamanaka Akira Yamanaka
Mikio Narita
Mikio Narita Nakado Tasuke
Crew
Director
Junya Satō
Junya Satō
Writer
Kōji Takada
Kōji Takada
Producers
Haruki Kadokawa
Haruki Kadokawa
Sunao Sakagami
Sunao Sakagami
Masanori Endo
Masanori Endo
Cinematography
Shinsaku Himeda
Shinsaku Himeda
Composer
Yuji Ohno
Yuji Ohno
Original Writer
Seiichi Morimura
Seiichi Morimura