Proof of the Man

Proof of the Man

132 mins | Drama, Crime, Mystery | Oct. 8, 1977

When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime.

Proof of the Man

132 mins | Drama, Crime, Mystery | Oct. 8, 1977

Proof of the Man
When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Kadokawa Pictures
Original title 人間の証明
Directors Jun'ya Satô, Kaz Kuzui
Writers Zenzō Matsuyama, Seiichi Morimura

Cast

Mariko Okada

as Kyoko Yasugi

George Kennedy

as Ken Shuftan

Yūsaku Matsuda

as Detective Munesue

Broderick Crawford

as Detective O'Brien

Joe Yamanaka

as Johnny Hayward

Koichi Iwaki

as Kyohei Kori

Keiko Takeshita

as Shizue Nakayama

Sherry

as Waitress

Janet Hatta

as Yukiko Mishima

Bunjaku Han

as Naomi

Isao Natsuyagi

as Takashi Niimi

Robert Earl Jones

as Wilshire Hayward

Theresa Merritt

as Mario

Kei Taguchi

as Lawyer Imamura

Tadahiko Sugano

as Munesue's father

Goro Kataoka

as Yohei Kori's secretary

Tatsuya Kameyama

as Detective A

Takeshige Hatanaka

as Detective D

Chikara Gonoue

as Detective B

Sakae Yamaura

as Detective C

Hirokazu Takeda

as Detective E

Kenji Yasunaga

as Detective F

Akito Ishii

as Munesue (4 years old)

Rick Jason

as Lionel Adams

Hiroshi Ogawa

as Hiroshi Ogawa

Kinji Fukasaku

as Shibue, Assistant Lieutenant

Toshirō Mifune

as Yohei Kori