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Tokyo Joe (1949)

APPROVED 88 min  -  Drama | Thriller  -   November 1949 (USA)
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An American returns to Tokyo try to pick up threads of his pre-WW2 life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the authorities.

Director:

Stuart Heisler

Writers:

Steve Fisher (story), Walter Doniger (adaptation), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Humphrey Bogart, Alexander Knox and Florence Marly
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Humphrey Bogart ...
Joseph 'Joe' Barrett
Alexander Knox Alexander Knox ...
Mark Landis
Florence Marly Florence Marly ...
Trina Pechinkov Landis
Sessue Hayakawa ...
Baron Kimura
Jerome Courtland Jerome Courtland ...
Danny
Gordon Jones Gordon Jones ...
Idaho
Teru Shimada Teru Shimada ...
Ito
Hideo Mori Hideo Mori ...
Kanda
Charles Meredith Charles Meredith ...
Gen. Ireton
Rhys Williams ...
Col. Dahlgren
Lora Lee Michel Lora Lee Michel ...
Anya, Trina's daughter
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Storyline

Joe Barrett returns to Tokyo after World War II where he once owned a bar, Tokyo Joe's, and deserted his wife Trina. They have a seven-year-old daughter. Kimura forces Joe into piloting war criminals by revealing that during the war Trina made treasonous propaganda broadcasts. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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War Criminal | Treason | Japan | Mount Fuji | Judo  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Tokio-Joe See more »

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Santana Pictures Corporation See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

This was the first movie allowed to film in post-war Japan. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Joe fights with Kanda to liberate Anya, she sits on the bed twice. See more »

Quotes

Joseph 'Joe' Barrett: First I fly the seat off my pants, and then they repossess the pants.
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Connections

Referenced in Bogart: The Untold Story (1996) See more »

Soundtracks

"I Never Knew"
(uncredited)
Music by Ted Fio Rito
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Sung by an unidentified singer in Tokyo Joe's See more »