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A Fugitive from the Past (1965)

A Fugitive from the Past poster
Original title
飢餓海峡
Directed by
Tomu Uchida
Genre
drama film, film noir, crime film
Country
Japan
Runtime
3h 03m
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 49 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man escapes from a ferry during a storm and hides his past. Years later a detective investigates a robbery and a murder connected to that night.

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What happens

A Fugitive from the Past (Japanese: 飢餓海峡, Hepburn: Kiga Kaikyō; lit. 'Straits of Hunger' or 'Hunger Straits') is a 1965 Japanese crime drama film directed by Tomu Uchida and starring Rentarō Mikuni, Sachiko Hidari, Ken Takakura and Junzaburō Ban. It was written by Naoyuki Suzuki based on the 1963 novel Kiga Kaikyō by Tsutomu Minakami. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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