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Rusty Knife (1958)

Movie ★ 5.9 90 min

Thriller Action Crime

Udaka is a new, post-war city where corruption has already taken hold. A persistent district attorney wants to arrest and convict Katsumata, a laughing, self-confident thug. The D.A. gets an anonymous letter about the suicide five years' before of a city council member. Evidence about the case leads the D.A. to Tachibana, struggling to go straight after involvement with the mob and a prison sentence for killing the man responsible for the rape and suicide of his fiancée. One of Tachibana's friends is Keiko, the daughter of the dead councilman and the ward of another powerful official. How do these stories connect?

Toshio Masuda Writer Toshio Masuda Director

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Quick facts

Released
March 11, 1958
Runtime
90 min
IMDb
tt0360946
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Language
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Cast

Yūjirō Ishihara Yūjirō Ishihara Yukihiko Tachibana Mie Kitahara Mie Kitahara Keiko Nishida Shōji Yasui Shōji Yasui Prosecutor Karita Joe Shishido Joe Shishido Shimabara Akira Kobayashi Akira Kobayashi Makoto Terada Masao Shimizu Masao Shimizu Shingo Mano Naoki Sugiura Naoki Sugiura Seiji Katsumata Toshio Takahara Toshio Takahara Takaishi Shigeru Amachi Shigeru Amachi Mari Shiraki Mari Shiraki Yuri

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Frequently asked questions

What is Rusty Knife about?
Udaka is a new, post-war city where corruption has already taken hold. A persistent district attorney wants to arrest and convict Katsumata, a laughing, self-confident thug. The D.A. gets an anonymous letter about the suicide five years' before of a city council member. Evidence about the case leads the D.A. to Tachibana, struggling to go straight after involvement with the mob and a prison sentence for killing the man responsible for the rape and suicide of his fiancée. One of Tachibana's friends is Keiko, the daughter of the dead councilman and the ward of another powerful official. How do these stories connect?
Who directed Rusty Knife?
Rusty Knife was directed by Toshio Masuda.
Who stars in Rusty Knife?
Rusty Knife stars Yūjirō Ishihara, Mie Kitahara, Shōji Yasui, Joe Shishido.
When was Rusty Knife released?
Rusty Knife is a 1958 thriller, action, crime film.
Where can I watch Rusty Knife?
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