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Never Give Up

MOVIE • 1978

Never Give Up

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Special forces officer Ajisawa leaves his paramilitary group to take care of his newly-adopted daughter, Yoriko: the sole survival of a bloodbath for which he is responsible. Years later, Ajisawa is forced to return to the scene of the tragedy for his new job as a claims adjuster where he is subsequently arrested for his suspected involvement. But the threat of jail time is the least of his worries as his former organization comes gunning for him.

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Top Cast

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Takeshi Ajisawa

Ryoko Nakano

Ryoko Nakano

Tomoko Ochi / Misako

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Yoriko Nagai

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Kazunari Ohba

Isao Natsuyagi

Isao Natsuyagi

Detective Kitano

Takahiro Tamura

Takahiro Tamura

Urakawa, pressman

Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

US green beret officer

Shinsuke Ashida

Shinsuke Ashida

Sakamoto, head of the Defense Agency

Moeko Ezawa

Moeko Ezawa

Hiromi, Bar hostess

Hajime Hana

Hajime Hana

Lieutenant Muranaga

Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Head of Mizoguchi City

Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi

Kiyo Matsushita

Hiroki Matsukata

Hiroki Matsukata

…

Katsumasa Uchida

Katsumasa Uchida

Kanamori

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Theatrical release date: October 7, 1978

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

October 7, 1978

Runtime

143 min

Language

Japanese

Origin

Japan

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Revenue

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