Human Target (1971)

4.0/10 88 min Crime

Overview

At midnight, Yamabe, a killer, escapes from prison. Two years before, bribed by a narcotic smuggler, Yamabe killed a real estate broker. As he was being arrested by detective Negoro, the detective's bullet struck Sakuko, Yamabe's girl friend who attempted to protect him, and crippled her. When Yamabe was sent to prison, Negoro cared for her and they fell in love. Sakuko asked him to marry her, but Negoro was reluctant to take the killer's sweetheart from him. Learning of the relationship of his girl friend and the detective, Yamabe had pledged revenge.

Cast

Go Wakabayashi

Detective Negoro

Yoshiko Kayama

Sakuko

Nana Ozaki

Toshiko

Yūki Meguro

Detective Murayama

Takashi Kanda

Tōru Abe

Chief Senda

Kenji Imai

Maki

Hitoshi Takagi

Boss Senoo

Riri Sasaki

Woman at the restaurant

Shinichi Yanagisawa

Presenter

Ryuichi Horibe

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