Badge of the Night

Badge of the Night

Badge of the Night

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Badge of the Night

1963

1h 41m

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Drama

Crime

Overview

A noir action whodunit with Kobayashi his usual jaunty self as the smart aleck private eye whose missing person search soon becomes a murder case. Nightclub-managing, drug-dealing gangster Uchida is the prime suspect in the case until he commits suicide. Kobayashi then discovers evidence that points to the doctor sibling of an innocent girl. The climax in a rural snowy locale is suspenseful and well-staged.

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Nikkatsu Corporation

Cast & Crew

14 members

Acting

小林旭

Unknown Role

小林旭

Acting

星ナオミ

Unknown Role

星ナオミ

Acting

内田良平

Unknown Role

内田良平

Acting

小沢昭一

Unknown Role

小沢昭一

Acting

大坂志郎

Unknown Role

大坂志郎

Acting

井上昭文

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井上昭文

Acting

松本典子

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Yukô Niki

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河上信夫

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河上信夫

Acting

Katsumi Shiina

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Keiko Amaji

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Keiko Amaji

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鏑木ハルナ

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木島一郎

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木島一郎

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杉江廣太郎

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