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Pursuit At Dawn
JAPAN · 1950

Pursuit At Dawn

Kon Ichikawa
police procedural crime drama social commentary post-war Japan moral ambiguity
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Synopsis

This little seen early work by Ichikawa was produced during the director's Shintoho period (1947-51). Written by Kaneto Shindô and featuring Ryô Ikebe as a young policeman it is part crime drama, part social study. Definitely not an undiscovered masterpiece, but still a must for Ichikawa buffs.

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