Take Aim at the Police Van

Take Aim at the Police Van

79 mins | Crime, Action, Mystery | Jan. 27, 1960

A sharpshooter kills two prisoners in a police van at night. The guard on the van is suspended for six months; he's Tamon, an upright, modest man. He begins his own investigation into the murders. Who were the victims, who are their relatives and girlfriends, who else was on the van that night? As he doggedly investigates, others die, coincidences occur, and several leads take him to the Hamaju Agency, which may be supplying call girls. Its owner is in jail, his daughter, the enigmatic Yuko, keeps turning up where Tamon goes. Tamon believes he can awaken good in people, but has he met his match? Will he solve the murders or be the next victim? And who is Akiba?

Take Aim at the Police Van

79 mins | Crime, Action, Mystery | Jan. 27, 1960

Take Aim at the Police Van
A sharpshooter kills two prisoners in a police van at night. The guard on the van is suspended for six months; he's Tamon, an upright, modest man. He begins his own investigation into the murders. Who were the victims, who are their relatives and girlfriends, who else was on the van that night? As he doggedly investigates, others die, coincidences occur, and several leads take him to the Hamaju Agency, which may be supplying call girls. Its owner is in jail, his daughter, the enigmatic Yuko, keeps turning up where Tamon goes. Tamon believes he can awaken good in people, but has he met his match? Will he solve the murders or be the next victim? And who is Akiba?
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Nikkatsu Corporation
Original title １３号待避線より　その護送車を狙え
Directors Kazunari Takeda, Seijun Suzuki
Writers Kazuo Shimada, Shinichi Sekizawa

Cast

Michitarō Mizushima

as Daijirô Tamon

Mari Shiraki

as Tsunako Andô

Misako Watanabe

as Yûko Hamajima

Shinsuke Ashida

as Jûbei Hamajima

Shoichi Ozawa

as Gorô Kashima

Ryôhei Uchida

as Kuji

Tōru Abe

as Akahori

Tatsuo Matsushita

as Captain Takamura

Reiko Arai

as Osen

Toyo Fukuda

as Housewife

Kotoe Hatsui

as Concierge of Gorô's Apartment

Hiroshi Chō

as Yuhata

Tomio Aoki

as Clerk of Inn

Norikatsu Hanamura

as Yamaoka

Keisuke Noro

as Manager of Strip Theater

Akira Hisamatsu

as Masaki

Kyoko Natsu

as Shôko

Yôko Yokota

as Maid at Inn

Tamaki Katori

as Stripper

Eiko Takada

as Nurse

Arata Shibata

as Taxi Driver

Kôichi Uenoyama

as Tôkichi Tatsuma

Shigeno Iwasaki

as Mari Sanjô