Red Pier (1958): Cast
Red Pier is a 1958 crime action film directed by Toshio Masuda, starring Yūjirō Ishihara as Jiro, Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi and Zenji Yamada. It runs 1 hour 39 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 39m (99 min)
- Director
- Toshio Masuda
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Nikkatsu Corporation
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Red Pier About?
The premise of Red Pier without spoilers.
Shortly after arriving in Kobe, the skilled assassin known as “Jiro the Lefty” witnesses a seemingly accidental crane death that is actually a staged murder. Realising the truth, he becomes a fugitive, pursued relentlessly by an uncompromising police detective determined to bring him down.
Red Pier Themes & Keywords
· 3 tags- crane
- kobe japan
- yakuza
Red Pier Cast & Characters
Yūjirō Ishihara leads the cast as Jiro, with Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi as Matsuda and Zenji Yamada as Tanabe. Directed by Toshio Masuda; 33 actors are credited in all.
- Director Toshio Masuda
- Yūjirō Ishihara as Jiro
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Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi as Matsuda - Zenji Yamada as Tanabe
- Masumi Okada as Taabô
Also Starring in Red Pier
· 29 more- Sanae Nakahara Mami
- Ikunosuke Koizumi Detective Yasuda
- Ichiro Kijima Detective
- Shirō Ōsaka Detective Noro
- Hideaki Nitani Katsumata
- Mie Kitahara Keiko Sugita
- Taizō Fukami Yottsuan
- Keisuke Noro
- Yukiko Todoroki Mama
- Shinichi Yanagisawa Shiraishi Paku-san
- Kōji Seyama Laborer
- Ryusei Ito Owner of the Chinese restaurant Fukushû
- Shirō Yanase
- Reiko Arai Fusako
- Toshizō Kudō
- Hiroshi Hijikata Tsuchida
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- Mayumi Shimizu Mitsuko
- Kazuo Kinugasa Detective Takagi
- Daisuke Ōmi
- Shirō Amakusa Police chief Hasegawa
- Jun Miyazaki
- Tōru Sumikawa
- Masayuki Kawamura
- Hiroshi Miki
- Jack James
- Shigerô Hayashi Student B
- Jun Kizaki
- Michiko Yamada
- Yasuo Fujita
More from Toshio Masuda
More films directed by Toshio Masuda, best-rated first: Tora! Tora! Tora!, Odin: Starlight Mutiny, Love: Starting on a Journey and Zero.
Red Pier Also Known As
5 alternative titles, including “Akai hatoba” and “The Left Hand of Jiro”.
- Also known as
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- Akai hatoba
- The Left Hand of Jiro
- Red Quay
- 红色码头
- 紅色碼頭
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Red Pier FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Red Pier, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Red Pier?
Red Pier runs 1 hour 39 minutes (99 minutes).
When was Red Pier released?
Red Pier was released on September 23, 1958.
Who directed Red Pier?
Red Pier was directed by Toshio Masuda.
More films by Toshio Masuda Who is in the cast of Red Pier?
Red Pier stars Yūjirō Ishihara as Jiro, Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi as Matsuda and Zenji Yamada as Tanabe, among 33 credited actors.
Does Red Pier have a post-credit scene?
No. Red Pier has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Red Pier in?
The original language of Red Pier is Japanese.
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