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Proof of the Man

20170.0 / 100

Overview

In Tokyo, 1974, a young African American is found dead in a lift. A knife is stuck deep into his chest and a streak of tear is running down his cheek. A policeman, Munesue starts to investigate the case. On the same day, there is a grand reception party held on the top floor by Kyoko, a popular beautician adored by everyone as an ideal wife and mother. The investigation reveals the victim was raised in a ghetto in NY, was able to speak a little Japanese, and his dying words was “su to u ha.” Startling connection between him and Kyoko is to be revealed…

Cast

Tatsuya Fujiwara

Tatsuya Fujiwara

Koichiro Munesue

Naoto Ogata

Naoto Ogata

Shin Takuma

Shin Takuma

Arata Horii

Arata Horii

Kyohei Kori

Jundai Yamada

Jundai Yamada

Detective Yamaji

Hiroshi Matsunaga

Hiroshi Matsunaga

Toranosuke Kato

Toranosuke Kato

Lavance

Lavance

Johnny Hayward

Moses Yume

Moses Yume

Yorie Yoshimoto

Yorie Yoshimoto

Hiroko Kokuryo

Hiroko Kokuryo

Takeo Nakahara

Takeo Nakahara

Yohei Kori

Mitsuko Kusabue

Mitsuko Kusabue

Kyoka Suzuki

Kyoka Suzuki

Kyoko Yasugi

Crew

Hideya Hamada

Hideya Hamada

Screenplay

Ken Watabe

Ken Watabe

Director of Photography

Seiichi Morimura

Seiichi Morimura

Original Story

Yuji Higashida

Yuji Higashida

Lighting Technician

Masahiro Nishida

Masahiro Nishida

Sound Recordist

Nozomu Amemiya

Nozomu Amemiya

Director

Eiji Inui

Eiji Inui

Editor

Kiyoshi Yoshikawa

Kiyoshi Yoshikawa

Original Music Composer