Summary
The murder of the chief official of Kobe city's Customs triggers an investigation of a prostitution ring called the 'Yellow Line' that sells Japanese women. A hired assassin is betrayed by his organization, and kidnaps a woman who happens to be the girlfriend of a newspaper reporter.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 70GoodWatch 74
IMDb7.0
Running time
1 h 19 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −27 min on the typical 106
typical 10679Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 1 countries
Released
1960
April 29, 1960
66 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
18 of 18
Shigeru AmachiKazuhiro Moroki
Yōko MiharaEmi Ozuki
Teruo YoshidaToshio Mayama
Yōichi NumataNewspaper editor- TNTorahiko NakamuraYoshihide Matsudaira
Jun ŌtomoAgawa- RORyūji OkiTetsu
Mako SanjōYumiko Katsura
Katsuko WakasugiHotel Madame- RSReiko SetoCasbah prostitute
- AOAkiko OnoWoman selling foreign cigarettes
- MYMasayo YoshidaBar Madame
Kyōko ŌgimachiWoman at hotel- YNYoji NarutoPiler Masa
- SHSeiji HaraShinko Shipping watchman
- SKShūji KawabePoet
- TKTakeshi KobayashiForeigner
- SKSusan KennedyThe Moor
Directing · 2
- Teruo Ishii Director, Screenplay
- Hiromichi Takebe Assistant Director
Production · 2
- Mitsugi Okura Executive Producer
- Akira Sagawa Development Manager
Camera · 1
- Hiroshi Suzuki Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Hideo Kashima Editor
Sound · 1
- Chumei Watanabe Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Keiji Miyazawa Art Direction
Lighting · 1
- Jiro Sekikawa Lighting Technician
Other crew · 1
- Kenji Murayama Sound Recordist
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Film 3 of 5 · after Black Line · then Sexy Line
- Secret White Line Zone (1958)
GoodWatch score 42Film 1
- Black Line (1960)
GoodWatch score 59Film 2
- Yellow Line (1960)
GoodWatch score 74You're here
- Sexy Line (1961)
GoodWatch score 57Film 4
- Fire Line (1961)
GoodWatch score 49Film 5
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