Tokyo Bay
Seen it?1962 | 82 min | Mystery, Drama
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 anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Sleepy Hollow or The Thin Man, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 22 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1962: an older pace and style.
An investigation into a drug smuggler who is assassinated in front of an insurance building sets two detectives, Sumikawa and Akine, into a sprawling investigation through Tokyo's underworld.
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 Yoshitarō Nomura
- Jirô IshizakiShinji Akine
- Hiromi SakakiYukiko Sumikawa
- Kyoko AoiYoshiko Inoue
- Kō NishimuraNoboru Sumikawa
- Isao TamagawaRyohei Inoue
- Toshio Hosokawa
- Yoshi Katō
- Kei SatōTakeyama
- Takanobu HozumiOno
- Toyo Takahashi