Tokyo Joe

"Bogart rips the Jap underworld apart over a blonde in a Tokyo hot spot !"

1949 1h 28m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 45

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Synopsis

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An American veteran returns to Tokyo to try to pick up the threads of his pre-World War II life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the authorities.

“Bogart rips the Jap underworld apart over a blonde in a Tokyo hot spot !”

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Cast

Humphrey Bogart
Colonel Joseph 'Joe' Barrett
Alexander Knox
Mark Landis
Florence Marly
Trina Pechinkov Landis
Sessue Hayakawa
Baron Kimura
Jerome Courtland
Danny
Gordon Jones
Idaho
Teru Shimada
Ito
Hideo Mori
Kanda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stuart Heisler
Writers: Cyril Hume, Bertram Millhauser, Steve Fisher
Languages: English, Japanese
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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77 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stuart Heisler, shot by Charles Lawton Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Viola Lawrence shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Humphrey Bogart and Alexander Knox and Florence Marly carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Bogart rips the Jap underworld apart over a blonde in a Tokyo hot spot !".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stuart Heisler directs. Charles Lawton Jr. behind the camera. George Antheil scores. Viola Lawrence cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
277 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.
4Directed by Stuart Heisler, shot by Charles Lawton Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by George Antheil. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Viola Lawrence shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Humphrey Bogart and Alexander Knox and Florence Marly carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Bogart rips the Jap underworld apart over a blonde in a Tokyo hot spot !".
9IMDB entry: tt0041967 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 45 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 11 themes, including "japan", "blackmail", "treason", "film noir".