Clip
Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 55GoodWatch 57
IMDb6.3
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.0/5
Audience score42%
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −21 min on the typical 109
typical 10988Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 40 more
Released
1949
October 26, 1949
77 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
JapaneseMade in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 17 more31 people
- Humphrey BogartColonel Joseph 'Joe' Barrett
- Alexander KnoxMark Landis
- Florence MarlyTrina Pechinkov Landis
- Sessue HayakawaBaron Kimura
- Jerome CourtlandDanny
- Gordon JonesIdaho
- Teru ShimadaIto
- HMHideo MoriKanda
- Charles MeredithGeneral Ireton
Rhys WilliamsColonel Dahlgren
Lora Lee MichelAnya- KKKyoko KamoNani-San (uncredited)
Hugh BeaumontProvost Marshal Major (uncredited)
Whit BissellCapt. Winnow (uncredited)
Tommy BondFingerprint Sergeant (uncredited)
David BauerPhoto Sergeant (uncredited)
James CardwellMilitary Police Captain (uncredited)
Harold GoodwinMaj. J.F.X. Loomis (uncredited)- OHOtto HanCol. Hara (uncredited)
Ted JordanMilitary Policeman (uncredited)
Tetsu KomaiLt. Gen. 'The Butcher' Takenobu (uncredited)- TKTom KomuroNisei Interpreteror (uncredited)
- FKFrank KumagaiTruck Driver (uncredited)
- TLTony LayngMilitary Policeman (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Stuart Heisler Director
- Wilbur McGaugh Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- Cyril Hume Screenplay
- Bertram Millhauser Screenplay
- Steve Fisher Story
- Walter Doniger Adaptation
Production · 3
- Humphrey Bogart Executive Producer
- Robert Lord Producer
- Henry S. Kesler Associate Producer
Camera · 2
- Charles Lawton Jr. Director of Photography
- Homer Van Pelt Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Viola Lawrence Editor
Sound · 3
- George Antheil Original Music Composer
- Morris Stoloff Music Director
- Russell Malmgren Sound Engineer
Art · 2
- James Crowe Set Decoration
- Robert Peterson Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Jean Louis Costume Design
- Helen Hunt Hairstylist
- Clay Campbell Makeup Artist
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