Desperate Pursuit (1986)
Original title: 傷だらけの勲章
Desperate Pursuit is a 1986 Japanese-language movie directed by Kōsei Saitō, with a running time of 1h 56m. It stars Hideki Saijo, Naomi Chiaki and Mayumi Asaka.
In the desert of Egypt, Kurata, the CEO of the Japanese corporation Tokokaihatsu, is killed by a sniper. After the news reaches Japan, the CEO's lawyer, Yamamoto, receives a visit from two men that attempt to steal the deceased CEO's will. This is witnessed by two detectives, Tsuzuki and Ōnuki, but they fail to catch the perps. Yamamoto hands the detectives a set of keys before he stops breathing. Tsuzuki and Ōnuki now have to investigate Kurata's murder...
Cast
- Hideki Saijo as Akira Tsuzuki
- Naomi Chiaki as Yoshie Kurata
- Mayumi Asaka as Keiko Wakita
- Minako Fujishiro as Mari Kurata
- Nenji Kobayashi as Sano
- Sanshō Shinsui as Kawahara
- Nagare Hagiwara as Kataoka
- Mizuho Suzuki as CEO Kurata
- Raita Ryu as Toshima
- Mikio Narita as Head of Police
- Noboru Nakaya as Lawyer Yamamoto
- Akiji Kobayashi as Inoue