Name: Yûmin-gai no jûdan
Genre: Crime
Released: 1962-12-09
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Cast: Tetsurō Tanba, Yoshiko Sakuma, Hisako Tsukuba

Japanese cinema is celebrated for its refined minimalist dramas and avant-garde experimentation; it also introduced popular genres like jidaigeki (samurai epics), kaiju, and anime. Across both high art and mass entertainment, it often explores morality, impermanence, and the pressures of modern life.

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The crime genre features criminal activities, investigations, law enforcement, crimes, and the pursuit of justice. Crime stories often revolve around the planning, execution, and consequences of criminal acts, as well as the efforts to solve and prevent such acts. They explore various aspects of criminal behavior, motives, and the moral dilemmas faced by both perpetrators and those seeking to uphold the law.

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Tetsurō Tanba in Yûmin-gai no jûdan (1962)

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