At the beginning of Seijun Suzuki’s taut and twisty whodunit, a prison truck is attacked and a convict inside murdered. The penitentiary guard on duty, Daijiro (Michitaro Mizushima), is accused of negligence and suspended, only to take it upon himself to track down the killers.
Cast
| Daijiro Tamon | Michitaro Mizushima |
| Tsunako Ando | Mari Shiraki |
| Yuko Hamashima | Misako Watanabe |
| Jube Hamashima | Shinsuke Ashida |
| Goro Kashima | Shoichi Ozawa |
| Kuji | Ryohei Uchida |
| Akahori | Toru Abe |
| Captain Takamura | Tatsuo Matsushita |
| Ota | Saburo Hiromatsu |
| Osen | Reiko Arai |
| House wife | Toyo Fukuda |
| Merchant's wife | Kotoe Hatsui |
| Yuhata | Hiroshi Osa |
Credits
| Director | Seijun Suzuki |
| Producer | Ryoji Motegi |
| Based on a story by | Kazuo Shimada |
| Screenplay | Shinichi Sekizawa |
| Cinematography | Shigeyoshi Mine |
| Lighting | Shinnosuke Ando |
| Recording | Saburo Takahashi |
| Production direction | Bugen Sakaguchi |
| Editing | Akira Suzuki |
| Music | Koichi Kawabe |
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