Underworld Beauty

Underworld Beauty

87 mins | Drama, Crime | March 25, 1958

The moment he's released from prison, the honorable gangster Miyamoto recovers the stolen diamonds he had stashed before getting pinched. When he returns to his haunt to make good by friend who took a bullet for him, he is diverted by the greedy boss Oyane and his insatiable taste for Miyamoto's precious stones. Replete with film noir style, "Underworld Beauty" is one of Suzuki's best nods to the American gangster genre.

Underworld Beauty

87 mins | Drama, Crime | March 25, 1958

Underworld Beauty
The moment he's released from prison, the honorable gangster Miyamoto recovers the stolen diamonds he had stashed before getting pinched. When he returns to his haunt to make good by friend who took a bullet for him, he is diverted by the greedy boss Oyane and his insatiable taste for Miyamoto's precious stones. Replete with film noir style, "Underworld Beauty" is one of Suzuki's best nods to the American gangster genre.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Nikkatsu Corporation
Original title 暗黒街の美女
Directors Midori Kuwabara, Kazunari Takeda, Seijun Suzuki
Writers Susumu Saji

Cast

Michitarō Mizushima

as Miyamoto

Mari Shiraki

as Akiko

Hideaki Nitani

as Detective Watanabe

Shinsuke Ashida

as Ôyane

Hiroshi Kondô

as Arita

Kaku Takashina

as Ozawa

Tōru Abe

as Mihara

Bumon Kahara

as Hatano

Jun Miyazaki

as Yoneyama

Shôki Fukae

as Fujita

Seijiro Takano

as Police Officer

Setsuko Amamiya

as Keiko

Ryusei Ito

as Artisan

Tomio Aoki

as Artisan

Kazuo Mihara

as Detective

Hiroshi Chō

as Driver