

The Harbor of No Return
1966, Japanese. Directed by Mio Ezaki.
A jazz pianist named Shiro Tsuda returns from an overseas tour unwittingly carrying drugs that have been sewn into his jacket. When he stops by to see his girlfriend Kyoko, he walks in to find an unknown man attacking her. While struggling with the man, who is armed, Shiro accidentally shoots and kills her. The intruder knocks Shiro down and takes the drugs from Shiro's jacket. Shiro realizes that he was being used as a drag smuggler. He is sent to prison for three years for killing his girlfriiend. When he is released, he is determined to find out who set him up.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 13 August 1966
- Original title
- 帰らざる波止場
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Ryuzo Nakanishi, Nobuo Yamada
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The Harbor of No Return runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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The Harbor of No Return isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 August 1966. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Harbor of No Return?
The Harbor of No Return (1966) was directed by Mio Ezaki and stars Ruriko Asaoka, Takashi Shimura, Eiji Gō.