Rusty Knife - 1958

Udaka is a new, post-war city where corruption has already taken hold. A persistent district attorney wants to arrest and convict Katsumata, a laughing, self-confident thug. The D.A. gets an anonymous letter about the suicide five years' before of a city council member. Evidence about the case leads the D.A. to Tachibana, struggling to go straight after involvement with the mob and a prison sentence for killing the man responsible for the rape and suicide of his fiancée. One of Tachibana's friends is Keiko, the daughter of the dead councilman and the ward of another powerful official. How do these stories connect?

90min
1958
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.7/10

Cast

Yūjirō Ishihara profile pictureYūjirō IshiharaYukihiko Tachibana
Mie Kitahara profile pictureMie KitaharaKeiko Nishida
Shōji Yasui profile pictureShōji YasuiProsecutor Karita
Jō Shishido profile pictureJō ShishidoShimabara
Akira Kobayashi profile pictureAkira KobayashiMakoto Terada
Masao Shimizu profile pictureMasao ShimizuShingo Mano
Naoki Sugiura profile pictureNaoki SugiuraSeiji Katsumata

About Rusty Knife

Rusty Knife Overview

Udaka is a new, post-war city where corruption has already taken hold. A persistent district attorney wants to arrest and convict Katsumata, a laughing, self-confident thug. The D.A. gets an anonymous letter about the suicide five years' before of a city council member. Evidence about the case leads the D.A. to Tachibana, struggling to go straight after involvement with the mob and a prison sentence for killing the man responsible for the rape and suicide of his fiancée. One of Tachibana's friends is Keiko, the daughter of the dead councilman and the ward of another powerful official. How do these stories connect?

Runtime: 90min

Extra details

Original Title: 錆びたナイフ
Original Language: Japanese
Directed By: Toshio Masuda
Production Companies
Nikkatsu Corporation