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The Stairway to the Distant Past

Plot: Broke, with his vintage Nash convertible repossessed, private eye Mike Hama is reduced to combing the mean streets of the Yokohama waterfront on a borrowed bicycle. But when Lily, a beautiful stripper from out of Hama's past, returns to town, the fuse is lit on a criminal powder keg set to blow the lid off the Yokohama underworld
Release Date: Saturday, March 18 1995
30 years ago
Genres: Drama, Crime
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Cast

Portrait of Masatoshi NagaseMasatoshi Nagase. Masatoshi Nagase was 28 in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Maiku Hama'.
Birthday: Fri, Jul 15 1966
Portrait of Haruko WanibuchiHaruko Wanibuchi. Haruko Wanibuchi was 49 in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Lily Hama'.
Birthday: Sun, Apr 22 1945
Portrait of Eiji OkadaEiji Okada. Eiji Okada was 74 in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'White Man'.
Birthday: Sun, Jun 13 1920 –
Died: Thu, Sep 14 1995
Portrait of Mika OhmineMika Ohmine. Mika Ohmine was >> in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Akane Hama'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shiro SanoShiro Sano. Shiro Sano was 40 in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Masaru Kanno'.
Birthday: Fri, Mar 04 1955
Portrait of Kiyotaka NanbaraKiyotaka Nanbara. Kiyotaka Nanbara was 30 in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Hoshino'.
Birthday: Sat, Feb 13 1965
Portrait of Tetta SugimotoTetta Sugimoto. Tetta Sugimoto was 29 in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Sugimoto'.
Birthday: Wed, Jul 21 1965
Portrait of Shinya TsukamotoShinya Tsukamoto. Shinya Tsukamoto was 35 in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Yamaguchi'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 01 1960
Portrait of Joe ShishidoJoe Shishido. Joe Shishido was 61 in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Jo Shishido'.
Birthday: Wed, Dec 06 1933 –
Died: Sat, Jan 18 2020
Portrait of Keiji MatsudaKeiji Matsuda. Keiji Matsuda was 30 in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Matsuda'.
Birthday: Wed, Jul 08 1964
Portrait of Akaji MaroAkaji Maro. Akaji Maro was 52 in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Lt. Nakayama'.
Birthday: Tue, Feb 23 1943
Portrait of Kazuko ShirakawaKazuko Shirakawa. Kazuko Shirakawa was 47 in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Sachiko Shibata'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 30 1947
Portrait of Sumiko SakamotoSumiko Sakamoto. Sumiko Sakamoto was 58 in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Minato Mary'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 25 1936 –
Died: Sat, Jan 23 2021
Portrait of Noriko SengokuNoriko Sengoku. Noriko Sengoku was 72 in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Asa'.
Birthday: Mon, May 29 1922 –
Died: Thu, Dec 27 2012
Portrait of Yoichi SaiYoichi Sai. Yoichi Sai was 45 in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Chief of Police'.
Birthday: Wed, Jul 06 1949 –
Died: Sun, Nov 27 2022
Portrait of Shûji YamamotoShûji Yamamoto. Shûji Yamamoto was >> in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Bum'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Kaizo HayashiKaizo Hayashi. Kaizo Hayashi was 37 in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Director, Screenplay, Producer'
Birthday: Mon, Jul 15 1957
Portrait of Daisaku KobayashiDaisaku Kobayashi. Daisaku Kobayashi was >> in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Koji HagiudaKoji Hagiuda. Koji Hagiuda was >> in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Isao YukisadaIsao Yukisada. Isao Yukisada was 26 in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Sat, Aug 03 1968
Portrait of Yuichi NagataYuichi Nagata. Yuichi Nagata was 44 in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Fri, Jun 02 1950
Portrait of Daisuke TenganDaisuke Tengan. Daisuke Tengan was 35 in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Mon, Dec 14 1959
Portrait of Kazutoshi WadakuraKazutoshi Wadakura. Kazutoshi Wadakura was >> in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Producer, Executive Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yutaka GotôYutaka Gotô. Yutaka Gotô was >> in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nobuko TomitaNobuko Tomita. Nobuko Tomita was >> in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Mon, Oct 29 2012
Portrait of Yôko KumagaiYôko Kumagai. Yôko Kumagai was >> in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hidehiko UrayamaHidehiko Urayama. Hidehiko Urayama was >> in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masae MiyamotoMasae Miyamoto. Masae Miyamoto was >> in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Costume Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Motoki IshidaMotoki Ishida. Motoki Ishida was >> in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Assistant Production Manager'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Takeo KimuraTakeo Kimura. Takeo Kimura was 76 in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Mon, Apr 01 1918 –
Died: Sun, Mar 21 2010
Portrait of Ayako UchidaAyako Uchida. Ayako Uchida was >> in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Script Supervisor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tatsuya OsadaTatsuya Osada. Tatsuya Osada was >> in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Gaffer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tomohisa MasumotoTomohisa Masumoto. Tomohisa Masumoto was >> in The Stairway to the Distant Past as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday