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Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!

Original title: 天国と地獄
Duration: 142 min
Release date: 1963-03-01
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A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.

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天国と地獄

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Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
as Kingo Gondo
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Chief Detective Tokura
Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa
as Reiko Gondo
Tatsuya Mihashi
Tatsuya Mihashi
as Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary
Isao Kimura
Isao Kimura
as Detective Arai
Kenjirō Ishiyama
Kenjirō Ishiyama
as Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi
Takeshi Katō
Takeshi Katō
as Detective Nakao
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
as Chief of Investigation Section
Jun Tazaki
Jun Tazaki
as Kamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director
Nobuo Nakamura
Nobuo Nakamura
as Ishimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director
Yūnosuke Itō
Yūnosuke Itō
as Baba - National Shoes Executive
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki
as Ginjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
as First Reporter
Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
as Factory Worker
Masao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
as Prison Warden
Yutaka Sada
Yutaka Sada
as Aoki - the Chauffeur
Masahiko Shimazu
Masahiko Shimazu
as Shinichi Aoki
Toshio Egi
Toshio Egi
as Jun Gondo
Kōji Mitsui
Kōji Mitsui
as Second Reporter
Kyū Sazanka
Kyū Sazanka
as First Creditor
Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita
as Chief of First Investigating Section
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
as Junkyard Cook
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Yoshio Tsuchiya
as Detective Murata
Kazuo Kitamura
Kazuo Kitamura
as Third Reporter
Gen Shimizu
Gen Shimizu
as Chief Physician
Akira Nagoya
Akira Nagoya
as Detective Yamamoto
Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura
as Second Creditor
Masao Oda
Masao Oda
as First Executor at Tax Office
Kō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura
as Third Creditor
Yoshibumi Tajima
Yoshibumi Tajima
as Chief Prison Officer
Koji Kiyomura
Koji Kiyomura
as Fish Market Office Worker
Hiroshi Unayama
Hiroshi Unayama
as Detective Shimada
Yoshisuke Makino
Yoshisuke Makino
as Detective Takahashi
Jun Kondô
Jun Kondô
as Identification Center Worker
Tomo Suzuki
Tomo Suzuki
as Detective Koike
Senkichi Ōmura
Senkichi Ōmura
as Messenger Passing Note to Intern
Kazuo Katō
Kazuo Katō
as Identification Center Worker
Ikio Sawamura
Ikio Sawamura
as Yokohama Station Trolley Man
Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai
as Female Drug Addict
Keiko Tomita
Keiko Tomita
as Murder Victim
Isao Onoda
Isao Onoda
as Male Drug Addict
Seiichi Taguchi
Seiichi Taguchi
as Detective Nakamura
Takeo Matsushita
Takeo Matsushita
as Second Executor at Tax Office
Kiyoshi Yamamoto
Kiyoshi Yamamoto
as Detective Ueno
Kenji Kodama
Kenji Kodama
as Detective Hara
Minoru Itō
Minoru Itō
as Detective
Haruo Suzuki
Haruo Suzuki
as Undercover Detective 'Drug Addict'
Kōzō Nomura
Kōzō Nomura
as Detective (uncredited)
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