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Release Date:
June 1, 1950
Original Title:
暁の追跡
Alternate Titles:
Akatsuki no tsuiseki
Genres:
Crime | Drama
Production Companies:
Tanaka Production
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 94
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.
Art Direction:
Satoru Chûko
Director:
Kon Ichikawa
Director of Photography:
Minoru Yokoyama
Editor:
Shin Osada
Gaffer:
Chōshirō Ishii
Original Music Composer:
Nobuo Iida
Sound:
Toshio Negishi
Story:
Kon Ichikawa
Writer:
Kaneto Shindō
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