is a 1958 Japanese black-and-white

action film The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as D ...

, directed by Toshio Masuda. ''Red Quay'' was one of the many successful collaborations between director Toshio Masuda and actor Yujiro Ishihara which defined the Nikkatsu

genre.

Plot

Tominaga Jiro has slaughtered five yakuza in Tokyo and is now staying at the Matsuyama group in

Kobe Kobe ( ; , ), officially , is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's List of Japanese cities by population, seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Port of Toky ...

. Tominaga accidentally witnesses the scene where a restaurant owner Sugita is killed due to the trouble of drug trafficking at Kobe Port.

Cast

* Yujiro Ishihara : Tominaga Jiro * Mie Kitahara : Sugita Keiko * Masumi Okada : Tabō * Sanae Nakahara : Mammy * Shirō Ōsaka : Noro * Jun Miyazaki : Sugita * Hideaki Nitani : Katsumata

Release

''Red Quay'' was released on 23 September 1958.

References

External links

* 1958 films 1958 action films Films directed by Toshio Masuda Nikkatsu films 1950s Japanese films Films scored by Hajime Kaburagi Japanese black-and-white films Films set in Kobe Films about the illegal drug trade {{1950s-Japan-film-stub