A 75-minute fever dream where Showa-era cool meets espionage chaos — and nobody's ready.
Costume
Yōko Mihara's wardrobe does more storytelling than the script.
Direction
Doi squeezes maximum tension from shoestring budgets and tight locations.
Director
Michiyoshi Doi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Nikkatsu's 1950s 'borderless action' cycle, where Japanese studios churned out spy films aping Hollywood noir while sneaking in subversive heroines.
Miyuki Takakura was reportedly cast after the director saw her in a toothpaste commercial — peak Showa star-making machinery.
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