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Passport to Darkness
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Passport to Darkness 1959 Directed by Seijun Suzuki 暗黒の旅券

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 in this dark and beautiful noir from master Seijun Suzuki.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gnere Mystery
Production Company Nikkatsu Corporation
Release Date 19 May 1959
89 mins
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
Ryusei Ito
Ryusei Ito
Jun Miyazaki
Jun Miyazaki
Shōki Fukae
Shōki Fukae
Densuke Mitsuzawa
Densuke Mitsuzawa
Koichiro Sakai
Koichiro Sakai
Hiroshi Osa
Hiroshi Osa
Keisuke Noro
Keisuke Noro
Kōichi Uenoyama
Kōichi Uenoyama
Hiroshi Midorikawa
Hiroshi Midorikawa
Crew
Director
Seijun Suzuki
Seijun Suzuki
Writer
Hajime Takaiwa
Hajime Takaiwa
Producer
Kenzo Asada
Kenzo Asada
Cinematography
Kazue Nagatsuka
Kazue Nagatsuka
Composers
Koichi Kawabe
Koichi Kawabe
Taichiro Kosugi
Taichiro Kosugi
Production Design
Takeharu Sakaguchi
Takeharu Sakaguchi
Sound
Fumio Hashimoto
Fumio Hashimoto
Original Writer
鷲尾三郎
鷲尾三郎
Lighting
Isamu Takahashi
Isamu Takahashi
Assistant Director
Kazunari Takeda
Kazunari Takeda