Dead End
Seen it?1978 | 74 min | Drama, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, 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.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 14 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1978: an older pace and style.
A man and woman meet when he pulls her out of an icy fountain that she has just jumped into. But their developing romance is marred by bad friends, money troubles and illegal sex work.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Masaru Konuma
- Toshiyuki KitamiTôru Kitaoka
- Yûko AsukaChika Nakamiya
- Kei OgawaKyoko Horii
- Tatsuya HamaguchiKimio Fukunaga
- Ryoichi KusanagiMiyakawa
- Akira NakagawaYamashita
- Ikunosuke KoizumiStorekeeper
- Toshihiko OdaHiroshi Hirata
- Akira TakahashiAkira Morota
- Kōji YashiroWriter A