Poster of Never Give Up

Never Give Up

Plot: Special forces officer Ajisawa leaves his paramilitary group to take care of his newly-adopted daughter, Yoriko: the sole survival of a bloodbath for which he is responsible. Years later, Ajisawa is forced to return to the scene of the tragedy for his new job as a claims adjuster where he is subsequently arrested for his suspected involvement
Release Date: Saturday, October 7 1978
45 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Ken TakakuraKen Takakura
Ken Takakura was
47 in Never Give Up
as 'Takeshi Ajisawa'.
Mon, Feb 16 1931 –
Mon, Nov 10 2014
Portrait of Ryoko NakanoRyoko Nakano
Ryoko Nakano was
28 in Never Give Up
as 'Tomoko Ochi / Misako'.
Sat, May 06 1950
Portrait of Hiroko YakushimaruHiroko Yakushimaru
Hiroko Yakushimaru was
14 in Never Give Up
as 'Yoriko Nagai'.
Tue, Jun 09 1964
Portrait of Rentaro MikuniRentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni was
55 in Never Give Up
as 'Kazunari Ohba'.
Sat, Jan 20 1923 –
Sun, Apr 14 2013
Portrait of Isao NatsuyagiIsao Natsuyagi
Isao Natsuyagi was
38 in Never Give Up
as 'Detective Kitano'.
Mon, Dec 25 1939 –
Sat, May 11 2013
Portrait of Takahiro TamuraTakahiro Tamura
Takahiro Tamura was
50 in Never Give Up
as 'Urakawa, pressman'.
Fri, Aug 31 1928 –
Tue, May 16 2006
Portrait of Richard AndersonRichard Anderson
Richard Anderson was
52 in Never Give Up
as 'US green beret officer'.
Sun, Aug 08 1926 –
Thu, Aug 31 2017
Portrait of Shinsuke AshidaShinsuke Ashida
Shinsuke Ashida was
61 in Never Give Up
as 'Sakamoto, head of the Defense Agency'.
Wed, Mar 14 1917 –
Sat, Jan 09 1999
Portrait of Moeko EzawaMoeko Ezawa
Moeko Ezawa was
39 in Never Give Up
as 'Hiromi, Bar hostess'.
Tue, Mar 28 1939 –
Mon, Dec 26 2022
Portrait of Hajime HanaHajime Hana
Hajime Hana was
48 in Never Give Up
as 'Lieutenant Muranaga'.
Sun, Feb 09 1930 –
Fri, Sep 10 1993
Portrait of Nobuo KanekoNobuo Kaneko
Nobuo Kaneko was
55 in Never Give Up
as 'Head of Mizoguchi City'.
Tue, Mar 27 1923 –
Fri, Jan 20 1995
Portrait of Tanie KitabayashiTanie Kitabayashi
Tanie Kitabayashi was
67 in Never Give Up
as 'Kiyo Matsushita'.
Sun, May 21 1911 –
Tue, Apr 27 2010
Portrait of Hiroki MatsukataHiroki Matsukata
Hiroki Matsukata was
36 in Never Give Up
as ''.
Thu, Jul 23 1942 –
Sat, Jan 21 2017
Portrait of Katsumasa UchidaKatsumasa Uchida
Katsumasa Uchida was
34 in Never Give Up
as 'Kanamori'.
Tue, Sep 19 1944 –
Fri, Jan 31 2020

Crew

Portrait of Junya SatōJunya Satō
Director
Junya Satō was
45 in Never Give Up
Sun, Nov 06 1932 –
Sat, Feb 09 2019
Portrait of Kōji TakadaKōji Takada
Writer
Kōji Takada was
44 in Never Give Up
Sat, Apr 07 1934
Portrait of Yuji OhnoYuji Ohno
Original Music Composer
Yuji Ohno was
37 in Never Give Up
Fri, May 30 1941
Portrait of Seiichi MorimuraSeiichi Morimura
Novel
Seiichi Morimura was
45 in Never Give Up
Mon, Jan 02 1933