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Badge of the Night (1963)

Movie 101 min

Drama Crime

A noir action whodunit with Kobayashi his usual jaunty self as the smart aleck private eye whose missing person search soon becomes a murder case. Nightclub-managing, drug-dealing gangster Uchida is the prime suspect in the case until he commits suicide. Kobayashi then discovers evidence that points to the doctor sibling of an innocent girl. The climax in a rural snowy locale is suspenseful and well-staged.

Akinori Matsuo Director

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Released
March 31, 1963
Runtime
101 min
IMDb
tt7040608
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Cast

Akira Kobayashi Akira Kobayashi Naomi Hoshi Naomi Hoshi Ryōhei Uchida Ryōhei Uchida Shoichi Ozawa Shoichi Ozawa Shirō Ōsaka Shirō Ōsaka Shōbun Inoue Shōbun Inoue Noriko Matsumoto Yukô Niki Nobuo Kawakami Nobuo Kawakami Katsumi Shiina Keiko Amaji Keiko Amaji Haruna Kaburagi Ichiro Kijima Ichiro Kijima Kōtarō Sugie

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Frequently asked questions

What is Badge of the Night about?
A noir action whodunit with Kobayashi his usual jaunty self as the smart aleck private eye whose missing person search soon becomes a murder case. Nightclub-managing, drug-dealing gangster Uchida is the prime suspect in the case until he commits suicide. Kobayashi then discovers evidence that points to the doctor sibling of an innocent girl. The climax in a rural snowy locale is suspenseful and well-staged.
Who directed Badge of the Night?
Badge of the Night was directed by Akinori Matsuo.
Who stars in Badge of the Night?
Badge of the Night stars Akira Kobayashi, Naomi Hoshi, Ryōhei Uchida, Shoichi Ozawa.
When was Badge of the Night released?
Badge of the Night is a 1963 drama, crime film.
Where can I watch Badge of the Night?
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