Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley (1961)
The great Sonny Chiba stars as Goro Saionji, a drifting thrill-seeker. Out to investigate a suspisious plane crash in the Red Valley, he uncovers a plot involving yakuza and a shady land developer to evict an old farmer off of his land to build a sky resort. Goro must now help the old farmer and his daughter and take those criminals on.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Genre: Crime, Action, Western
Runtime: 62 min
Release Date: June 9, 1961
Cast
- Sonny Chiba - Goro Saionji
- Harumi Sone - Tetsu
- Shigemi Kitahara - Misako Kayama
- Yuko Kobayashi - Chikako Ueda
- Yayoi Furusato - Fumie
- Jun Usami - Seitaro Ueda
- Mitsuo Andō - Gen of Southpow
- Ichirô Kojima - Fumio Kayama
- Ken Sudo
- Kōji Sekiyama
Screenplay
- Yoshinari Matsubara (Screenplay)
- Fumio Kōnami (Screenplay)
Music: Masayoshi Ikeda
Cinematography: Masahiko Iimura
Editing: Hiroshi Suzuki
Production: Toei Company
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley about?
- The great Sonny Chiba stars as Goro Saionji, a drifting thrill-seeker. Out to investigate a suspisious plane crash in the Red Valley, he uncovers a plot involving yakuza and a shady land developer to evict an old farmer off of his land to build a sky resort. Goro must now help the old farmer and his daughter and take those criminals on.
- Who directed Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley?
- Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley was directed by Kinji Fukasaku.
- Who stars in Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley?
- Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley stars Sonny Chiba, Harumi Sone, Shigemi Kitahara, Yuko Kobayashi, Yayoi Furusato, Jun Usami.
- How long is Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley?
- Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley has a runtime of 1h 2m (62 minutes).
- What genre is Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley?
- Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley is a Crime, Action, Western film.
- Where was Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley produced?
- Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley was produced in Japan.