

Proof of the Man
1977-10-08 · 132 min · ★ 7.8
When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime.
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- Directors
- Junya Satō
- Production companies
- KADOKAWA
- Countries
- Japan, United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Mariko OkadaKyoko Yasugi
Yūsaku MatsudaDetective Munesue
George KennedyKen Shuftan
Hajime Hana
Broderick CrawfordDetective O'Brien
Joe YamanakaJohnny Hayward
Koichi IwakiKyohei Kori
Keiko TakeshitaShizue Nakayama
Ryoko SakaguchiSumiko
Junko Takazawa
Janet HattaYukiko Mishima
Bunjaku HanNaomi
Isao NatsuyagiTakashi Niimi
Kōji Wada
Hideo Murota
Mizuho Suzuki
Toru Minegishi
Takeo Chii
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