Pursuit at Dawn
1950·Japan·94 min.
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This little seen early work by Ichikawa was produced during the director's Shintoho period (1947-51). Written by Kaneto Shindô and featuring Ryô Ikebe as a young policeman it is part crime drama, part social study. Definitely not an undiscovered masterpiece, but still a must for Ichikawa buffs.
DirectorKon Ichikawa
MusicNobuo Iida
CinematographyMinoru Yokoyama
CastRyo Ikebe·Jun Tazaki·Michitaro Mizushima·Yôko Sugi·Chizuko Nogami·Fujio Nagahama·Yûnosuke Itô·Kan Yanagiya
Original titleAkatsuki no tsuiseki
Also known asPolice and Small Gangsters