Underplayed Gems

Akatsuki no tsuiseki (1950)

Akatsuki no tsuiseki poster
Original title
暁の追跡
Directed by
Kon Ichikawa
Country
Japan
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Police officers chase after a fugitive in postwar Japan. The film follows their pursuit through city streets and rural areas, showing the tension between law enforcement and criminal gangs.

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What happens

『暁の追跡』（あかつきのついせき）は、1950年10月3日に公開された日本映画。劇場公開時タイトルは『曉の追跡』。『警察官と暴力団』と改題され、1959年8月22日に再公開された短縮版が存在する『完本 市川崑の映画たち』、2015年11月発行、市川崑・森遊机、洋泉社、P492。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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