The Desperate
1964, Japanese. Directed by Takaharu Saeki.
A noir drama depicting the downfall of a veteran detective who hates evil and falls into its depths. Ace detective Sugai pursues Chiyo, the mistress of a man who was arrested for extortion, and takes advantage of her weakness. However, as his colleague Tokumochi and others regard him with suspicion, he is tormented by remorse.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Takaharu SaekiDirector
- Minoru ŌkiChief Detective Sugai
- Chisako HaraChiyo Miyasaka
- Shoji NakayamaDetective Yasuda
- Kō NishimuraYamaguchi
- Kunie TanakaChiba
- Hideo MurotaTomita
- Masaya TakahashiChief Morito
- Hisashi IgawaDetective Tokumochi
- Taiji TonoyamaChief Osawa
- Masao OdaDetective Koshiki
- Takashi KandaChiba
- Yuji TakashiroCast
Details
- Released
- 18 April 1964
- Original title
- どろ犬
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Ichirō Ikeda
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The Desperate runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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The Desperate isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 April 1964. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Desperate?
If you liked The Desperate, try The Mask of Dimitrios, High and Low, Pitfall.
Who directed The Desperate?
The Desperate (1964) was directed by Takaharu Saeki and stars Minoru Ōki, Chisako Hara, Shoji Nakayama.