
A Fugitive from the Past(1965)
Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them kills the others. Their corpses wash up near the aftermath of a maritime calamity, provoking a policeman's interest.


One week into newlywed Teiko Uhara's marriage, her husband, Kenichi, leaves on a short business trip and never returns. Teiko travels across Japan to search for him, and along the way discovers some surprising facts about her husband's past. With only a pair of old photographs among his belongings to go off of, Teiko tries to figure out what has happened to him.
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Yoshiko Kuga
Teiko Uhara

Hizuru Takachiho
Sachiko Murota / Emmy

Ineko Arima
Hisako Tanuma

Kōji Nanbara
Kenichi Uhara

Kō Nishimura
Sotaro Uhara

Sadako Sawamura
Mrs. Sotaro Uhara

Yoshi Katō
Mr. Murota

Mutsuko Sakura

Takanobu Hozumi
Mr. Honda

Hisao Toake
Saeki
Zero Focus is a drama, crime, mystery film released in 1961. Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura, it stars Yoshiko Kuga, Hizuru Takachiho, Ineko Arima. One week into newlywed Teiko Uhara's marriage, her husband, Kenichi, leaves on a short business trip and never returns. Teiko travels across Japan to search for him, and along the way discovers some surprising facts about her husband's past. With only a pair of old photographs among his belongings to go off of, Teiko tries to figure out what has happened to him.
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