Never Give Up (1978)
Original title: 野性の証明
Never Give Up is a 1978 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Junya Satō, with a running time of 2h 23m. It stars Ken Takakura, Ryoko Nakano and Hiroko Yakushimaru.
Special forces officer Ajisawa leaves his paramilitary group to take care of his newly-adopted daughter, Yoriko: the sole survival of a bloodbath for which he is responsible. Years later, Ajisawa is forced to return to the scene of the tragedy for his new job as a claims adjuster where he is subsequently arrested for his suspected involvement. But the threat of jail time is the least of his worries as his former organization comes gunning for him.
Cast
- Ken Takakura as Takeshi Ajisawa
- Ryoko Nakano as Tomoko Ochi / Misako
- Hiroko Yakushimaru as Yoriko Nagai
- Rentaro Mikuni as Kazunari Ohba
- Isao Natsuyagi as Detective Kitano
- Takahiro Tamura as Urakawa, pressman
- Richard Anderson as US green beret officer
- Shinsuke Ashida as Sakamoto, head of the Defense Agency
- Moeko Ezawa as Hiromi, Bar hostess
- Hajime Hana as Lieutenant Muranaga
- Nobuo Kaneko as Head of Mizoguchi City
- Tanie Kitabayashi as Kiyo Matsushita