17 Feb 1966
The Threat
Two escaped criminals who kidnapped a baby break into the house of Misawa, a man who works in an advertising agency and lives quietly with his family. They will force him to collect the child's ransom for them.
Badge of the Night
A noir action whodunit with Kobayashi his usual jaunty self as the smart aleck private eye whose missing person search soon becomes a murder case. Nightclub-managing, drug-dealing gangster Uchida is the prime suspect in the case until he commits suicide. Kobayashi then discovers evidence that points to the doctor sibling of an innocent girl. The climax in a rural snowy locale is suspenseful and well-staged.
Top Billed Cast
小林旭 
星ナオミ 
内田良平 
小沢昭一 
大坂志郎 
井上昭文 松本典子 Yukô Niki 
河上信夫 Katsumi Shiina 
Keiko Amaji 鏑木ハルナ 
木島一郎 杉江廣太郎
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