Overview

A noir action whodunit with Kobayashi his usual jaunty self as the smart aleck private eye whose missing person search soon becomes a murder case. Nightclub-managing, drug-dealing gangster Uchida is the prime suspect in the case until he commits suicide. Kobayashi then discovers evidence that points to the doctor sibling of an innocent girl. The climax in a rural snowy locale is suspenseful and well-staged.

Cast

Akira Kobayashi, Naomi Hoshi, Ryōhei Uchida, Shoichi Ozawa, Shirō Ōsaka, Shōbun Inoue, Noriko Matsumoto, Yukô Niki

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What is "Badge of the Night" about?

A noir action whodunit with Kobayashi his usual jaunty self as the smart aleck private eye whose missing person search soon becomes a murder case. Nightclub-managing, drug-dealing gangster Uchida is the prime suspect in the case until he commits suicide. Kobayashi then discovers evidence that points to the doctor sibling of an innocent girl. The climax in a rural snowy locale is suspenseful and well-staged.

When was "Badge of the Night" released?

Badge of the Night was released in 1963.

Who stars in "Badge of the Night"?

The cast includes Akira Kobayashi, Naomi Hoshi, Ryōhei Uchida, Shoichi Ozawa.