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Tokyo Joe

Tokyo Joe

Bogart rips the Jap underworld apart over a blonde in a Tokyo hot spot !

19496.11h 28m

Overview

An American veteran returns to Tokyo to try to pick up the threads of his pre-World War II life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the authorities.

Directed by Stuart Heisler
Written by Cyril Hume, Bertram Millhauser, Steve Fisher
Produced by Robert Lord
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Top Cast

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

Colonel Joseph 'Joe' Barrett

Alexander Knox

Alexander Knox

Mark Landis

Florence Marly

Florence Marly

Trina Pechinkov Landis

Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

Baron Kimura

Jerome Courtland

Jerome Courtland

Danny

Gordon Jones

Gordon Jones

Idaho

Teru Shimada

Teru Shimada

Ito

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Hideo Mori

Kanda

Charles Meredith

Charles Meredith

General Ireton

Rhys Williams

Rhys Williams

Colonel Dahlgren

Themes & Keywords

japanblackmailtreasonfilm noirair basecriminal gangairlinepost war japanillegal border crossingwar criminaltransport plane

About Tokyo Joe

Tokyo Joe is a drama, thriller, crime film released in 1949 exploring themes of japan, blackmail, treason, film noir, air base, criminal gang. Directed by Stuart Heisler, it stars Humphrey Bogart, Alexander Knox, Florence Marly. An American veteran returns to Tokyo to try to pick up the threads of his pre-World War II life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the authorities.

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