Secret Assignment

1967 1h 28m JA

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10.0

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★10.0TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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In the fourth film of series, Secret Assignment, Raizo again plays the Jiro Shiina. This time he's out to discover who is spying for the British in the Foreign Ministry, under the code name “Cat's Eye”.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Raizō Ichikawa
Jiro Shiina
Miwa Takada
Misuzu Takakura
Yoko Nogiwa
Asai
Daisuke Katō
Kusanagi
Isao Yamagata
Takakura
Junichiro Yamashita
Ryūtarō Gomi
Asao Uchida
Ooniwa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Akira Inoue
Writers: Kazuo Funahashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Nakano School Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Akira Inoue, shot by Hiroshi Imai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ichirō Saitō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Raizō Ichikawa and Miwa Takada and Yoko Nogiwa carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0329541 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Akira Inoue directs. Hiroshi Imai behind the camera. Ichirō Saitō scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
259 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Nakano School Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Akira Inoue, shot by Hiroshi Imai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Ichirō Saitō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Raizō Ichikawa and Miwa Takada and Yoko Nogiwa carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0329541 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.