A dead man's wallet, a male prostitute's testimony, and a killer who silences thieves.
After discovering a slaughtered corpse, the investigating team of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department began canvassing the area around the crime scene. As a result, they found a wallet with bloodstains that seemed to belong to the victim, a woman's wallet that did not fit the field, earrings, and other valuable materials, which led them on a foot search. The woman's purse had been picked up by a male prostitute on the subway, and from the prostitute's testimony, they were able to identify the pickpocket's face, but the next day, the man was found dead in a road accident, apparently murdered.
Direction
Ozawa's brisk 83-minute efficiency—no fat, all procedure.
Practical Effects
Gritty location work in actual police precincts and subway tunnels.
Director
Shigehiro Ozawa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Toei's 'Police Precinct' series, which pumped out dozens of these brisk crime procedurals to satisfy Japan's post-occupation appetite for order and moral clarity.
Shigehiro Ozawa would later direct the first two entries in the 'Battles Without Honor and Humanity' yakuza saga—this is his training ground in economical brutality.
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