Never Give Up

Never Give Up

143 mins | Drama, Action, Thriller | Oct. 7, 1978

Special forces officer Ajisawa leaves his paramilitary group to take care of his newly-adopted daughter, Yoriko: the sole survival of a bloodbath for which he is responsible. Years later, Ajisawa is forced to return to the scene of the tragedy for his new job as a claims adjuster where he is subsequently arrested for his suspected involvement. But the threat of jail time is the least of his worries as his former organization comes gunning for him.

Never Give Up

143 mins | Drama, Action, Thriller | Oct. 7, 1978

Never Give Up
Special forces officer Ajisawa leaves his paramilitary group to take care of his newly-adopted daughter, Yoriko: the sole survival of a bloodbath for which he is responsible. Years later, Ajisawa is forced to return to the scene of the tragedy for his new job as a claims adjuster where he is subsequently arrested for his suspected involvement. But the threat of jail time is the least of his worries as his former organization comes gunning for him.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Kadokawa Pictures
Original title 野性の証明
Directors Jun'ya Satô
Writers Seiichi Morimura, Kōji Takada

Cast

Ken Takakura

as Takeshi Ajisawa

Ryoko Nakano

as Tomoko Ochi / Misako

Hiroko Yakushimaru

as Yoriko Nagai

Rentaro Mikuni

as Kazunari Ohba

Isao Natsuyagi

as Detective Kitano

Takahiro Tamura

as Urakawa, pressman

Richard Anderson

as US green beret officer

Shinsuke Ashida

as Sakamoto, head of the Defense Agency

Moeko Ezawa

as Hiromi, Bar hostess

Hajime Hana

as Lieutenant Muranaga

Nobuo Kaneko

as Head of Mizoguchi City

Tanie Kitabayashi

as Kiyo Matsushita

Katsumasa Uchida

as Kanamori