The Silent Gun (1967)
Original title: 勝負犬
The Silent Gun is a 1967 Japanese-language action movie directed by Yoshio Inoue, with a running time of 1h 25m. It stars Jirō Tamiya, Shigeru Amachi and Takuya Fujioka.
A series of murders has been committed by someone with a new model gun, a Mord-Gessel X 38. Indeed, Daisuke himself is almost killed while investigating the case. This occurred while he was with Ritsuko, daughter of a company president. Detective Kimura thinks that the president himself, returned to Japan after an absence of fifteen years, might be the killer, or at least the man who supplied the gun. Ritsuko's father limps and though she explains this as the result of a traffic accident, Kimura remembers a narcotics smuggler named Suginami who shot himself in the ankle and then escaped from the hospital. He believes that the company president and the drug peddler are the same.
Quick answers
What is The Silent Gun about?
A series of murders has been committed by someone with a new model gun, a Mord-Gessel X 38. Indeed, Daisuke himself is almost killed while investigating the case. This occurred while he was with Ritsuko, daughter of a company president. Detective Kimura thinks that the president himself, returned to Japan after an absence of fifteen years, might be the killer, or at least the man who supplied the gun. Ritsuko's father limps and though she explains this as the result of a traffic accident, Kimura remembers a narcotics smuggler named Suginami who shot himself in the ankle and then escaped from the hospital. He believes that the company president and the drug peddler are the same.
When was The Silent Gun released?
The Silent Gun was released on 14 October 1967.
How long is The Silent Gun?
The Silent Gun runs 1h 25m.
Who made The Silent Gun?
The Silent Gun was directed by Yoshio Inoue.
Cast
- Jirō Tamiya as Daisuke Kamoi
- Shigeru Amachi as Junta Kimura
- Takuya Fujioka as Tsune-san
- Michiko Sugata as Ritsuko Nakazawa
- Sumiko Sakamoto as Tamako Tamamura
- Yūko Hamada as Yumiko Tachikawa
- Masako Akeboshi as Aoyama
- Yasushi Nagata as Michihiko Nakazawa
- Kô Sugita as Toru Funayama
- Kōji Fujiyama as Eizo Obata
- Shō Natsuki as Fuchida
- Kōichi Mizuhara as Kubo