

Darkness at Noon
1956-03-26 · 122 min · ★ 6.9
Police beat a murder confession out of four innocent men who are then sentenced to death. Based on a true story.
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- Directors
- Tadashi Imai
- Production companies
- Gendai Production
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Kōjirō KusanagiSeiji Uemura
Sachiko HidariKaneko Nagai
Taketoshi NaitōLawyer Kondo
Chōko IidaTsuna Uemura
Ichirō SugaiLawyer Yamamoto
Yoshi KatōOshima
Junkichi OrimotoDetective Sugita
Kyū SazankaShiraki
Shinsuke AshidaYoshii
Tanie KitabayashiSatoe Miyazaki
So YamamuraYuji
Taiji TonoyamaUhei Matsumura
Sen YanoShokichi Aoki
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