Ningen no Shômei (1977)
Genre: Crime / Mystery
Duration: 132 minuten
Alternative titles: Proof of the Man / 人間の証明
Country:
Japan / United States
Directed by: Jun'ya Satô
Stars: George Kennedy, Mariko Okada and Yûsaku Matsuda
IMDb score:
6,6 (535)
Releasedate: 8 October 1977
Ningen no Shômei plot
Jonny Hayward, a black American, travels to Japan, but is murdered there. Detective Munusue is one of the detectives investigating the murder. Munusue begins to suspect that rising fashion designer Kyoko Yasugi has information about the murder or is actually involved.
Actors and actresses
Kyoko Yasugi
Ken Shuftan
Detective Munesue
Detective O'Brien
Johnny Hayward
Kyohei Kori
Shizue Nakayama
Sumiko
Reviews & comments
MisterPink
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The film opens with a wonderful seventies vibe from New York. Johnny Hayward's enthusiasm is short-lived, however. He manages to reach the elevator of the hotel in Tokyo and to name the important clue of the straw hat before he breathes his last. The Japanese police investigation then gets off to such a good start that the murder case seems to be solved in almost no time. Only then does the film last another 2 hours 
A side track in America must first be worked out before returning to Japan where the denouement will take place. The song and the straw hat floating through the ravine is a beautiful poetic choice but unfortunately not satisfying enough.
2.5 * therefore
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