Presented By: Center for Japanese Studies
CJS Film Series | A Fugitive from the Past (飢餓海峡)
(1965) 183 minutes. NR.
Imported 35mm film presentation. This decade-spanning, epic thriller of a heist gone wrong follows a lone surviving thief as he evades the law, going into desperate hiding with a prostitute. This cover allows retribution for them both into society, but at disastrous costs as the detectives pursue the crime and its story unravels with time.
From director Tomu Uchida, this feature swept the Mainichi Film Concours for that year, including Best Director and Screenplay for the adaptation of the novel from Tsutomu Minakami. The film print being shown will be the first time outside the Museum of Modern Art, presented in its entirety anywhere in the country.
From director Tomu Uchida, this feature swept the Mainichi Film Concours for that year, including Best Director and Screenplay for the adaptation of the novel from Tsutomu Minakami. The film print being shown will be the first time outside the Museum of Modern Art, presented in its entirety anywhere in the country.
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