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The White Rose of Hong Kong

The White Rose of Hong Kong

19651h 50m

Overview

Narcotics officer Matsumoto’s investigation into a drug smuggling ring leads him from Tokyo to Hong Kong, where personal ties and painful secrets unravel a complex web of betrayal. As love, family, and justice collide, Matsumoto must face a truth too deep to escape—and a loss too great to mend.

Directed by Jun Fukuda
Written by Shinobu Hashimoto, Ichirō Ikeda
Produced by Sanezumi Fujimoto, Yeung Chiu, Kenichiro Tsunoda
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Top Cast

Chang Mei-Yao

Chang Mei-Yao

Lin Yu-li

Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

Susumu Utsugi

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Shiro Matsumoto

Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Takeda, Chief of the Narcotics Division/ Drug dealer boss

Yū Fujiki

Yū Fujiki

Sergeant

Kumi Mizuno

Kumi Mizuno

Yuko Nakao

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Shozo Tabe

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Secretary Asano

Shōji Yasui

Shōji Yasui

Chief/Boss Otomo

Eijirō Yanagi

Eijirō Yanagi

Lin Qingming/ Kiyoaki Hayashi

Themes & Keywords

romancecrime organizationhalf siblingsdrug investigation

About The White Rose of Hong Kong

The White Rose of Hong Kong is a thriller, drama, crime film released in 1965 exploring themes of romance, crime organization, half siblings, drug investigation. Directed by Jun Fukuda, it stars Chang Mei-Yao, Akira Takarada, Tsutomu Yamazaki. Narcotics officer Matsumoto’s investigation into a drug smuggling ring leads him from Tokyo to Hong Kong, where personal ties and painful secrets unravel a complex web of betrayal. As love, family, and justice collide, Matsumoto must face a truth too deep to escape—and a loss too great to mend.

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