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Kōjirō Kusanagi
Seiji Uemura
Sachiko Hidari
Kaneko Nagai
Taketoshi Naitō
Lawyer Kondo
Chōko Iida
Tsuna Uemura
Teruo Matsuyama
Takeshi Kojima
Ichirō Sugai
Lawyer Yamamoto
Yoshi Katō
Oshima
Junkichi Orimoto
Detective Sugita
Kyū Sazanka
Shiraki
Shinsuke Ashida
Yoshii
Tanie Kitabayashi
Satoe Miyazaki
So Yamamura
Yuji
Taiji Tonoyama
Uhei Matsumura
Sen Yano
Shokichi Aoki
Ippei Souda
Masatsugu Makita
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Tadashi Imai
- Screenplay & Story
- Shinobu Hashimoto
- Original Score
- Akira Ifukube
- Original Title
- 真昼の暗黒
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Production Studios
- Gendai Production
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Tadashi Imai
Shinobu Hashimoto, Hiroshi Masaki
Akira Ifukube
Shunichirō Nakao
Zenju Imaizumi
Tengo Yamada
Department Leadership Roster
Tadashi Imai
Director
Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Shunichirō Nakao
Director of Photography
Tengo Yamada
Producer
Zenju Imaizumi
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Frequently Asked Questions About Darkness at Noon
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Darkness at Noon about?
Police beat a murder confession out of four innocent men who are then sentenced to death. Based on a true story.
Who directed Darkness at Noon?
Darkness at Noon was directed by Tadashi Imai.
Who stars in Darkness at Noon?
The principal cast of Darkness at Noon includes Kōjirō Kusanagi, Sachiko Hidari, Taketoshi Naitō, Chōko Iida, Teruo Matsuyama.
When was Darkness at Noon released and how long is it?
Darkness at Noon was released in 1956 with a total runtime of 2h 2m.
Who composed the musical score for Darkness at Noon?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Darkness at Noon was composed by Akira Ifukube.
Is Darkness at Noon based on a book or true story?
Darkness at Noon is adapted from the following source material: Book: "Hiroshi Masaki".