The Black Trademark
1963, Japanese. Directed by Tarō Yuge.
Ide of the Kokusai Rayon Company visits a supermarket and finds cheap shirts being passed off as his company's products. But a closer look reveals that the last letter of "Kokusai" has been changed to "n" and reads "Kokusan." The buyers, however, are all under the impression that they are buying Kokusai shirts. Ide begins an investigation to find out where the shirts are being made, but before he is able to uncover anything, he is killed on a train and his little black book, filled with secret data, is stolen. Sugino then starts a one-man search for both the killer and the factory turning out the cheap shirts.
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Tarō YugeDirector
- Ken UtsuiKoji Sugino
- Yukiko FujiYukiko Tago
- Hideo TakamatsuAkio Kakiuchi
- Kyōko EnamiJunko Hamanaka
- Jun HamamuraKazunori Tago
- Masao MishimaRyuichi Terasawa
- Yūzō HayakawaCast
- Machiko HorikawaNurse
- Yoshio TakeeSection Chief Yamaoka
- Nobuo MinakataCast
- Sho NatsukiIde
- Kōichi ItōDivision Chief Nagasawa
Details
- Released
- 7 September 1963
- Original title
- 黒の商標
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kimiyuki Hasegawa
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The Black Trademark: quick answers
What should I watch before The Black Trademark?
Watch Black Test Car (1962), Black Report (1963), Black Money (1963), and Black Dead Ball (1963) first.
What comes after The Black Trademark?
Next in the series: Lips of Ruin (1963), Black Speeding (1964), and Black Challenger (1964).
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How long is The Black Trademark?
The Black Trademark runs 79 minutes (1h 19m).
Does The Black Trademark have a post-credits scene?
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Which OTT platform is The Black Trademark on?
The Black Trademark isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 September 1963. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Black Trademark?
If you liked The Black Trademark, try Siberian Education, True Believer, House of Bamboo.
Who directed The Black Trademark?
The Black Trademark (1963) was directed by Tarō Yuge and stars Ken Utsui, Yukiko Fuji, Hideo Takamatsu.