The Last Gunfight

The Last Gunfight

95 mins | Crime, Action, Thriller | Jan. 3, 1960

Japanese police detective Saburo Fujioka is suspected of corruption, demoted, and sent to the city of Kojin. Kojin is the scene of fierce fighting between rival gangs. Fujioka is assigned to investigate the death of the wife of gangster Tetsuo Maruyama of the Kozuka gang, probably at the hands of one of the Oka gang. During a gang gunfight, Maruyama is rescued by Detective Fujioka and the two become friends. But Maruyama insists on avenging his wife's murder, even if it means conflict with his new friend.

The Last Gunfight

95 mins | Crime, Action, Thriller | Jan. 3, 1960

The Last Gunfight
Japanese police detective Saburo Fujioka is suspected of corruption, demoted, and sent to the city of Kojin. Kojin is the scene of fierce fighting between rival gangs. Fujioka is assigned to investigate the death of the wife of gangster Tetsuo Maruyama of the Kozuka gang, probably at the hands of one of the Oka gang. During a gang gunfight, Maruyama is rescued by Detective Fujioka and the two become friends. But Maruyama insists on avenging his wife's murder, even if it means conflict with his new friend.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Toho Company, Ltd.
Original title 暗黒街の対決
Directors Kihachi Okamoto
Writers Haruhiko Oyabu, Shinichi Sekizawa

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

as Detective Saburo Fujioka

Koji Tsuruta

as Tetsuo Maruyama

Akemi Kita

as Mari

Hideyo Amamoto

as Ichino

Akira Wakamatsu

as Futagawa

Hiroshi Takagi

as Mita

Ren Yamamoto

as Iwaimura

Yoshio Kosugi

as Kojin Station Chief

Ichirô Nakatani

as Deputy Mochizuki

Ikio Sawamura

as Strip Broker

Fuyuki Murakami

as Director of the Police Agency

Tadao Nakamaru

as Shibata

Sachio Sakai

as Fudokichi

Kōji Iwamoto

as Tomita