The Desperate (1964)

Director: Takaharu Saeki

A noir drama depicting the downfall of a veteran detective who hates evil and falls into its depths. Ace detective Sugai pursues Chiyo, the mistress of a man who was arrested for extortion, and takes advantage of her weakness. However, as his colleague Tokumochi and others regard him with suspicion, he is tormented by remorse.

Cast

Minoru Ōki

Chief Detective Sugai

Chisako Hara

Chiyo Miyasaka

Shoji Nakayama

Detective Yasuda

Kō Nishimura

Yamaguchi

Kunie Tanaka

Chiba

Hideo Murota

Tomita

Masaya Takahashi

Chief Morito

Hisashi Igawa

Detective Tokumochi

Taiji Tonoyama

Chief Osawa

Masao Oda

Detective Koshiki