30 Sep 2011
Blackmail for Beginners
In desperate need of $150,000 for his father's heart transplant, Simen tries to blackmail a dysfunctional robber.
The Desperate
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.
Top Billed Cast
大木実 Chief Detective Sugai
原知佐子 Chiyo Miyasaka
中山昭二 Detective Yasuda
西村晃 Yamaguchi
田中邦衛 Chiba
室田日出男 Tomita
高橋昌也 Chief Morito
井川比佐志 Detective Tokumochi
殿山泰司 Chief Osawa
織田政雄 Detective Koshiki
神田隆 Chiba
Yuji Takashiro 
大村文武 Detective Seo
亀石征一郎 Detective Abe
春日俊二 Kawakami's Lawyer
北原しげみ Gen Takamori 
不忍鏡子 Shigeko Odagiri
Keiji Takagi Detective Yasuda
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