A Fugitive from the Past
Seen it?1965 | 183 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 3 hr 3 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 3 hr 3 min.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1965: an older pace and style.
Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them kills the others. Their corpses wash up near the aftermath of a maritime calamity, provoking a policeman's interest.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tomu Uchida
- Rentaro MikuniTakichi Inukai
- Sachiko HidariYae Sugito
- Kōji MitsuiMotojima
- Yoshi KatōYae's Father
- Sadako SawamuraMotojima's Wife
- Susumu FujitaPolice Chief
- Akiko KazamiToshiko
- Seiichirō KameishiPriest
- Akikane Sawa
- Tadashi SuganumaDetective Sato