Never Give Up
1978, Japanese. Directed by Junya Satō.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Junya SatōDirector
- Ken TakakuraTakeshi Ajisawa
- Ryoko NakanoTomoko Ochi / Misako
- Hiroko YakushimaruYoriko Nagai
- Rentaro MikuniKazunari Ohba
- Isao NatsuyagiDetective Kitano
- Takahiro TamuraUrakawa, pressman
- Richard AndersonUS green beret officer
- Shinsuke AshidaSakamoto, head of the Defense Agency
- Moeko EzawaHiromi, Bar hostess
- Hajime HanaLieutenant Muranaga
- Nobuo KanekoHead of Mizoguchi City
- Tanie KitabayashiKiyo Matsushita
Details
- Released
- 7 October 1978
- Original title
- 野性の証明
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kōji Takada
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Never Give Up runs 143 minutes (2h 23m).
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Which OTT platform is Never Give Up on?
Never Give Up isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 October 1978. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Never Give Up?
Never Give Up (1978) was directed by Junya Satō and stars Ken Takakura, Ryoko Nakano, Hiroko Yakushimaru.