飢餓海峡 (1965)

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A Fugitive from the Past is a 1965 Japanese crime drama film directed by Tomu Uchida and starring Rentarō Mikuni, Sachiko Hidari, Ken Takakura and Junzaburō Ban. It was written by Naoyuki Suzuki based on the 1963 novel Kiga Kaikyō by Tsutomu Minakami.

Production

Shigeru Okata, chairman of Toei's Tokyo studio, suggested Tomu Uchida, who had expressed a desire to explore more contemporary subject matter, adapt Tsutomu Minakami's 1963 detective novel Kiga Kaikyō. However, Okata was then transferred to Toei's Kyoto studio, thus, new Toei Tokyo chairman Kimiharu Tsujino took over the project. Naoyuki Suzuki was chosen to write the script and Uchida's son, Yusaku, oversaw production, which began in May 1964.

Rentarō Mikuni was cast as Kyoichiro Tarumi, and Sachiko Hidari plays Yae Sugito, a role Toei initially considered Yoshiko Sakuma for. Isamu Kosugi was initially set to play Detective Yumisaka, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Comedian Junzaburō Ban, not known for dramatic roles, got the part largely due to his Tōhoku accent.

Shooting was planned to last from summer to autumn. But the night scene depicting the capsizing of the ferry, which utilized over 500 extras and a large number of cars, was delayed for days because, as Inuhiko Yomota wrote, "a typhoon failed to conveniently strike". The crew became frustrated and Uchida grew irritated and depressed. Filming ran two weeks behind schedule, concluding at the end of October 1964.

To achieve a grainy effect on the images, A Fugitive from the Past was shot on 16 mm film, blown up to 35 mm and the film material manipulated. According to filmmaker Ryota Nakanishi, Uchida, aided by cinematographer Hanjiro Nakazawa, used three different techniques.

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