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Proof of the Man

Proof of the Man

19777.62h 12mNR

Overview

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.

Directed by Junya Satō
Written by Seiichi Morimura, Zenzō Matsuyama
Produced by Simon Tse, Susumu Yoshida, Haruki Kadokawa
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Top Cast

Mariko Okada

Mariko Okada

Kyoko Yasugi

George Kennedy

George Kennedy

Ken Shuftan

Yūsaku Matsuda

Yūsaku Matsuda

Detective Munesue

Hajime Hana

Hajime Hana

Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford

Detective O'Brien

Joe Yamanaka

Joe Yamanaka

Johnny Hayward

Koichi Iwaki

Koichi Iwaki

Kyohei Kori

Keiko Takeshita

Keiko Takeshita

Shizue Nakayama

Ryoko Sakaguchi

Ryoko Sakaguchi

Sumiko

Junko Takazawa

Junko Takazawa

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Themes & Keywords

new york citybased on novel or bookkillerpolice detective

About Proof of the Man

Proof of the Man is a drama, crime, mystery film released in 1977 exploring themes of new york city, based on novel or book, killer, police detective. Directed by Junya Satō, it stars Mariko Okada, George Kennedy, Yūsaku Matsuda. 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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