A narcotics cop falls for the very woman who might destroy him—classic noir, Tokyo style.
Narcotics officer Matsumoto’s investigation into a drug smuggling ring leads him from Tokyo to Hong Kong, where personal ties and painful secrets unravel a complex web of betrayal. As love, family, and justice collide, Matsumoto must face a truth too deep to escape—and a loss too great to mend.
Cinematography
Hong Kong neon vs. Tokyo greys—stunning 1965 location work.
Acting
Tsutomu Yamazaki's slow-burn devastation is masterclass.
Score
Tense jazz brass that screams danger and desire.
Director
Jun Fukuda
Chang Mei-Yao
Lin Yu-li
Akira Takarada
Susumu Utsugi
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Shiro Matsumoto
Hiroshi Koizumi
Takeda, Chief of the Narcotics Division/ Drug dealer boss
Yū Fujiki
Sergeant
Kumi Mizuno
Yuko Nakao
Kenjirō Ishiyama
Shozo Tabe
Akihiko Hirata
Secretary Asano
Shōji Yasui
Chief/Boss Otomo
Eijirō Yanagi
Lin Qingming/ Kiyoaki Hayashi
Kazuo Kitamura
Hiroshi Aoki
Nobuo Nakamura
Kazumasa Nagahara
Kenji Sahara
Mitsuru Wakita
Yutaka Sada
Chief of Oils and Fats Division, Takashima Bussan
Ma Lik
Tsui
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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