Darkness at Noon
Seen it?1956 | 122 min | Crime, Drama
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 fans and people who like stories about real, flawed people. Plenty of moral grey areas to chew on. Liked In Cold Blood? This is a good next one.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Lets scenes breathe, at 2 hr 2 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1956: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.
Police beat a murder confession out of four innocent men who are then sentenced to death. Based on a true story.
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 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tadashi Imai
- Kōjirō KusanagiSeiji Uemura
- Sachiko HidariKaneko Nagai
- Taketoshi NaitōLawyer Kondo
- Chōko IidaTsuna Uemura
- Teruo MatsuyamaTakeshi Kojima
- Ichirō SugaiLawyer Yamamoto
- Yoshi KatōOshima
- Junkichi OrimotoDetective Sugita
- Kyū SazankaShiraki
- Shinsuke AshidaYoshii