When 150 guns are stolen from Iwakuni base and two police officers are shot dead, a detective criminal tries to find out the truth.
Acting
Wakayama's thousand-yard stare carries entire scenes
Cinematography
Rain-soaked Yokohama streets that breathe nicotine and regret
Direction
Misumi's patient framing builds unbearable tension

Director
Kenji Misumi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the 'jitsuroku' movement documenting real police cases with unflinching realism, rejecting the romanticized yakuza films of the era.
Wakayama filmed this between Lone Wolf and Cub entries, using the same disciplined physicality for a completely different kind of violence.