Tokyo Joe
Seen it?1949 | 88 min | Drama, Thriller, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and little 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 and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Point Blank or Obsession, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1949: an older pace and style.
An American veteran returns to Tokyo to try to pick up the threads of his pre-World War II life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the authorities.
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
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$2 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 17K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Stuart Heisler
- Humphrey BogartColonel Joseph 'Joe' Barrett
- Alexander KnoxMark Landis
- Florence MarlyTrina Pechinkov Landis
- Sessue HayakawaBaron Kimura
- Jerome CourtlandDanny
- Gordon JonesIdaho
- Teru ShimadaIto
- Hideo MoriKanda
- Charles MeredithGeneral Ireton
- Rhys WilliamsColonel Dahlgren