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A dedicated American reporter in 1930s Japan is determined to expose that government's plan for world domination.A dedicated American reporter in 1930s Japan is determined to expose that government's plan for world domination.A dedicated American reporter in 1930s Japan is determined to expose that government's plan for world domination.
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Philip Ahn
- Secret Police Capt. Yomamoto
- (uncredited)
Hugh Beaumont
- Johnny Clarke
- (uncredited)
Edward Biby
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
Oie Chan
- Chinese Servant
- (uncredited)
Oy Chan
- Chinese Servant
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaAccording to the DVD sleeve notes, prior to production James Cagney trained intensively in the martial art of judo in preparation for his role. He trained under Ken Kuniyuki, who was a 5th Degree Judo Master. Cagney insisted that he perform his own stunts. He said in his memoirs, "I grew so fond of judo I used it to keep in shape until a back injury I picked up doing something else put me on the sidelines." Moreover, another instructor for Cagney was former LAPD policeman John Halloran, who plays the role of Capt. Oshima and can be seen in the closing fight sequence. Apparently Halloran quit the LAPD after FBI agents investigated him because he was an expert in judo.
- GoofsIn the opening credits, the copyright is "MCMLXV." which is 1965. The film was produced in 1945, so the copyright should read "MCMXLV."
- Quotes
Iris Hilliard: Japanese women aren't allowed to think. It's against the law.
- Alternate versionsAlso available in a computer-colorized version.
- ConnectionsEdited into Your Afternoon Movie: Blood on the Sun (2023)
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Cagney fights fascist
One point is made repeatedly in this film--the fascist government which ruled Japan was extreme in both concept and execution. James Cagney, as reporter Nick Condon, fights against fascism in this movie and he fought against injustice in so many other films. In a way, this film is another gangster movie, somewhat like the gangster movies of the 1930s, but, too, the story has to do with much more that simple violations of law for the gangsters are in the Japanese Imperial Government. Cagney seems willing to take on the whole Imperial concept of Japanese rule which began prior to World War Two. His efforts are not anti-Japanese but anti-Facist. In fact, the movie could have been made about Hitler's Nazism and the story would have been about the same. One finds Cagney as the tough guy confronting bumbling police and meeting with mysterious women. He even maintains the newspaper tradition relative to the constant drinking of alcohol. Yet, the film transcends the mundane because of the importance of the struggle during the war years, years which follow the movie's time frame. It's vintage Cagney, well worthwhile.
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- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
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