Across the Darkness
Seen it?1959 | 103 min | Action, 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 fans and action fans.
- The mood
- Gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 43 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1959: an older pace and style.
A journalist decides to do his own investigation after a series of strange murders are committed during a local election campaign.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
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- 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 Yasuzō Masumura
- Hiroshi KawaguchiKunio Ishizuka
- So YamamuraTakazawa
- Junko KanoMotomi Torii
- Osamu TakizawaHirose
- Hideo TakamatsuIkuta
- Koh Sugita
- Hajime Mitamura
- Yuko Yashio
- Kenji Oyama
- Hisako Takihana