Brand of Evil
1964, Japanese. Directed by Hiromichi Horikawa.
How bizarre can a murder be?
A Jonan Station detective, Kikuchi, is framed for smuggling drugs and sent to prison. When he is paroled, he joins a private detective agency, where he is asked to investigate Mitsue Takazawa, the wife of a local trading firm president. While secretly conducting his own research, he finds out that Takazawa's husband is the one, responsible for Kikuchi's imprisonment, who also have set sights on Setsuko, a woman Kikuchi becomes romantically involved with.
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Hiromichi HorikawaDirector
- Tsutomu YamazakiKikuchi Masaaki
- Michiyo AratamaAsai Setsuko
- Kyôko KishidaTakazawa Mitsue
- Keiji SadaTakazawa Shigeharu
- Takashi ShimuraTsukamoto
- Shirō ŌsakaMatsuno
- Akemi KitaKikuchi Etsuko
- Kei SatōEguchi
- Tōru AbeYuasa Teizo
- Rokkō TouraShibata Kinichi
- Asao UchidaTakazawa's assistant
- Gen ShimizuCast
Details
- Released
- 29 May 1964
- Original title
- 悪の紋章
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Sakae Hirosawa, Hiromichi Horikawa, Shinobu Hashimoto
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What Brand of Evil is based on
Brand of Evil is adapted from a novel.
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Brand of Evil runs 133 minutes (2h 13m).
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Which OTT platform is Brand of Evil on?
Brand of Evil isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 May 1964. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Brand of Evil?
If you liked Brand of Evil, try Blindfire, King Ivory, The Public Eye.
Who directed Brand of Evil?
Brand of Evil (1964) was directed by Hiromichi Horikawa and stars Tsutomu Yamazaki, Michiyo Aratama, Kyôko Kishida.
What is Brand of Evil based on?
Brand of Evil is adapted from a novel.