is a 1958
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Japanese film directed by
Toshio Masuda. ''Rusty Knife'' was part of the Nikkatsu film studio's wave of Japanese ''noir'' films, made in order to compete with popular American and French films at the Japanese box office. The film became more widely available outside Japan only when Janus Films released a special set of Nikkatsu ''noir'' films on DVD, as part of
the Criterion Collection
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. The other films in the set are ''
A Colt Is My Passport'', ''
Take Aim at the Police Van'', ''
Cruel Gun Story'', and ''
I Am Waiting''.
Plot
Yukihiko Tachibana is an ex-convict trying to begin a new life after he is released from prison. Unable to forget the rape and consequent suicide of his girlfriend, he seeks revenge against a crime syndicate while resisting the urge to kill again. Meanwhile, the district attorney Karita and his men try to build a case against the same syndicate.
Cast
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Yujiro Ishihara as Yukihiko Tachibana
*
Mie Kitahara as Keiko Nishida
* Shoji Yasui as Karita
*
Mari Shiraki as Yuri
*
Joe Shishido
was a Japanese actor recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles. He appeared in some 300 films but is best known in the West for his performance in the cult film ''Branded to Kill'' (1967). In Japan, he is also known by the nickna ...
as Shimabara
*
Akira Kobayashi
is a Japanese actor and singer. His nickname is .
Biography
Kobayashi attended Meiji University but left before graduating. He became an actor at Nikkatsu and made his film debut with "Ueru Tamashii" directed by Yuzo Kawashima in 1956. He s ...
as Makoto Terada
*
Masao Shimizu
was a Japanese actor. His wife was actress Yumi Takano. His first starring role in the film was in ''Momoiro no Yuwaku'' in 1931. In 1947, he formed the Mingei Theatre Company. Shimizu often worked with Akira Kurosawa. He appeared in more than ...
as Shingo Mano
* Noaki Sugiura as Seiji Katsumata
*
Toshio Takahara as Takaishi
References
External links
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Japanese black-and-white films
1958 films
Films directed by Toshio Masuda
Nikkatsu films
1950s Japanese films
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