Tokyo After Dark

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Tokyo After Dark
Tokyo After Dark poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNorman T. Herman
Written byNorman T. Herman
Marvin Segal
Produced byNorman T. Herman
Marvin Segal
Starring Michi Kobi
Richard Long
Lawrence Dobkin
Paul Dubov
Teru Shimada
Bob Okazaki
CinematographyWilliam Margulies
Edited by Robert Lawrence
Music by Alexander Courage
Production
company
Nacirema Productions
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • February 1959 (1959-02)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Tokyo After Dark is a 1959 American drama film directed by Norman T. Herman, written by Norman T. Herman and Marvin Segal, and starring Michi Kobi, Richard Long, Lawrence Dobkin, Paul Dubov, Teru Shimada and Bob Okazaki. It was released in February 1959, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

A military policeman accidentally kills a Japanese teenager and attempts to escape Japanese authorities. [4]

Cast

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References

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  2. Eleanor Mannikka. "Tokyo After Dark (1959) - Norman T. Herman". AllMovie. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  3. "Tokyo After Dark". Afi.com. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  4. Herman, Norman T. (1960-03-31), Tokyo After Dark (Drama), Michi Kobi, Richard Long, Lawrence Dobkin, Paul Dubov, Nacirema Productions, retrieved 2021-03-23