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Black Line

Plot: Freelance reporter “Scoop” Machida is hot on the trail of a prostitution ring called the Black Line, when he is framed for the murder of a young woman. Forced to clear his own name, the handsome journalist sinks deeper into the Black Line’s rotten swamp of drugs, prostitution, and murder and finds unexpected help in Maya, a steamy female gambler familiar with the neon-lit streets, shadowy alleyways, and seedy nightclubs he must navigate
Release Date: Wednesday, January 13 1960
65 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Shigeru AmachiShigeru Amachi. Shigeru Amachi was 28 in Black Line as 'Koji Machida'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 04 1931 –
Died: Sat, Jul 27 1985
Portrait of Utako MitsuyaUtako Mitsuya. Utako Mitsuya was 23 in Black Line as 'Misako'.
Birthday: Sat, Aug 01 1936 –
Died: Wed, Mar 24 2004
Portrait of Yōko MiharaYōko Mihara. Yōko Mihara was 27 in Black Line as 'Maya'.
Birthday: Tue, Jan 10 1933
Portrait of Toshio HosokawaToshio Hosokawa. Toshio Hosokawa was 43 in Black Line as 'Goro Torii'.
Birthday: Wed, Sep 06 1916 –
Died: Thu, Aug 08 1985
Portrait of Reiko SetoReiko Seto. Reiko Seto was >> in Black Line as 'Reiko Onuma'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kyôko YashiroKyôko Yashiro. Kyôko Yashiro was 22 in Black Line as 'Chiaki'.
Birthday: Mon, Jan 03 1938
Portrait of Junko UozumiJunko Uozumi. Junko Uozumi was 26 in Black Line as 'Kaneko Sano'.
Birthday: Sat, Jun 17 1933 –
Died: Tue, Jan 13 2015
Portrait of Hiroshi AyukawaHiroshi Ayukawa. Hiroshi Ayukawa was 36 in Black Line as 'Hotel manager'.
Birthday: Wed, Jan 09 1924
Portrait of Yuji MunakataYuji Munakata. Yuji Munakata was >> in Black Line as 'Joe'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jun ŌtomoJun Ōtomo. Jun Ōtomo was 60 in Black Line as 'Yukichi Tachibana'.
Birthday: Tue, Nov 21 1899 –
Died: Thu, Dec 28 1978
Portrait of Masaru KodakaMasaru Kodaka. Masaru Kodaka was 31 in Black Line as 'Photo seller'.
Birthday: Sat, Nov 03 1928
Portrait of Ryuji MoriyamaRyuji Moriyama. Ryuji Moriyama was >> in Black Line as 'Taizo'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hiroshi AsamiHiroshi Asami. Hiroshi Asami was >> in Black Line as 'Kayoko (gay boy)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Miho JoMiho Jo. Miho Jo was 27 in Black Line as 'Hotel maid Tokiko'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 02 1932
Portrait of Kuniko YamamuraKuniko Yamamura. Kuniko Yamamura was >> in Black Line as 'Kayo'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yoko NanbaraYoko Nanbara. Yoko Nanbara was >> in Black Line as 'Emi Hamaguchi'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kyōko KatsuraKyōko Katsura. Kyōko Katsura was >> in Black Line as 'Kyôko'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Keiko MinakamiKeiko Minakami. Keiko Minakami was >> in Black Line as 'Singapore (waitress)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masayo YoshidaMasayo Yoshida. Masayo Yoshida was >> in Black Line as 'Ranko Kuroki'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masao TakamatsuMasao Takamatsu. Masao Takamatsu was >> in Black Line as 'Old man at boat store'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yoji NarutoYoji Naruto. Yoji Naruto was 21 in Black Line as 'Sabu'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 16 1938
Portrait of Sōten KuniSōten Kuni. Sōten Kuni was 56 in Black Line as 'Manager'.
Birthday: Tue, Nov 24 1903 –
Died: Tue, Dec 21 1982
Portrait of Daijiro KikukawaDaijiro Kikukawa. Daijiro Kikukawa was >> in Black Line as 'Namikawa'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tomohiko ÔtaniTomohiko Ôtani. Tomohiko Ôtani was >> in Black Line as 'Old man at mannequin store'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ken KawaharaKen Kawahara. Ken Kawahara was >> in Black Line
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kazuhiko SaekiKazuhiko Saeki. Kazuhiko Saeki was >> in Black Line
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shogo SakaneShogo Sakane. Shogo Sakane was >> in Black Line as 'Gay boy B'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kyoji MurayamaKyoji Murayama. Kyoji Murayama was >> in Black Line as 'Policeman'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Seiji HaraSeiji Hara. Seiji Hara was >> in Black Line as 'Grocery store clerk'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Takashi YamaguchiTakashi Yamaguchi. Takashi Yamaguchi was >> in Black Line
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Minoru MiyakeMinoru Miyake. Minoru Miyake was >> in Black Line
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kôichi MiyaKôichi Miya. Kôichi Miya was >> in Black Line as 'Detective Kondo'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yūzō HarumiYūzō Harumi. Yūzō Harumi was >> in Black Line as 'Detective Suzuki'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hiroaki KurahashiHiroaki Kurahashi. Hiroaki Kurahashi was >> in Black Line as 'Detective Inoue'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Eisuke SakauchiEisuke Sakauchi. Eisuke Sakauchi was >> in Black Line
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kyōko ŌgimachiKyōko Ōgimachi. Kyōko Ōgimachi was >> in Black Line
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Eiko WakarokuEiko Wakaroku. Eiko Wakaroku was >> in Black Line
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Teruo IshiiTeruo Ishii. Teruo Ishii was 36 in Black Line as 'Director, Screenplay'
Birthday: Tue, Jan 01 1924 –
Died: Fri, Aug 12 2005
Portrait of Kichitarô ShibataKichitarô Shibata. Kichitarô Shibata was >> in Black Line as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jugyo YoshidaJugyo Yoshida. Jugyo Yoshida was >> in Black Line as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ichirō MiyagawaIchirō Miyagawa. Ichirō Miyagawa was 34 in Black Line as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Wed, Nov 18 1925 –
Died: Fri, Dec 12 2008
Portrait of Mitsugi OkuraMitsugi Okura. Mitsugi Okura was 60 in Black Line as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Wed, Nov 22 1899 –
Died: Fri, Sep 15 1978
Portrait of Hideo KashimaHideo Kashima. Hideo Kashima was >> in Black Line as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Chumei WatanabeChumei Watanabe. Chumei Watanabe was 34 in Black Line as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Sun, Aug 09 1925 –
Died: Thu, Jun 23 2022
Portrait of Keiji MiyazawaKeiji Miyazawa. Keiji Miyazawa was >> in Black Line as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hisao NegishiHisao Negishi. Hisao Negishi was >> in Black Line as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Akira YaguchiAkira Yaguchi. Akira Yaguchi was >> in Black Line as 'Lighting Technician'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday