Never Give Up
野性の証明
Synopsis
Special forces officer Ajisawa leaves his paramilitary group to take care of his newly-adopted daughter, Yoriko: the sole survival of a bloodbath for which he is responsible. Years later, Ajisawa is forced to return to the scene of the tragedy for his new job as a claims adjuster where he is subsequently arrested for his suspected involvement. But the threat of jail time is the least of his worries as his former organization comes gunning for him.
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Never Give Up (1978) Original Trailer [4K]
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Ken Takakura
Takeshi Ajisawa
Ryoko Nakano
Tomoko Ochi / Misako
Hiroko Yakushimaru
Yoriko Nagai
Rentaro Mikuni
Kazunari Ohba
Isao Natsuyagi
Detective Kitano
Takahiro Tamura
Urakawa, pressman
Richard Anderson
US green beret officer
Shinsuke Ashida
Sakamoto, head of the Defense Agency
Moeko Ezawa
Hiromi, Bar hostess
Hajime Hana
Lieutenant Muranaga
Nobuo Kaneko
Head of Mizoguchi City
Tanie Kitabayashi
Kiyo Matsushita
Hiroki Matsukata
Katsumasa Uchida
Kanamori
Tetsuro Tamba
General Wada
Kunie Tanaka
Bartender
Joe Yamanaka
Akira Yamanaka
Mikio Narita
Nakado Tasuke
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Junya Satō
- Screenplay & Story
- Kōji Takada
- Original Score
- Yuji Ohno
- Original Title
- 野性の証明
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 23m
- Production Studios
- KADOKAWA
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Junya Satō
Kōji Takada, Seiichi Morimura
Yuji Ohno
Shinsaku Himeda
Haruki Kadokawa, Sunao Sakagami, Masanori Endo
Department Leadership Roster
Junya Satō
Director
Yuji Ohno
Original Music Composer
Haruki Kadokawa
Producer
Sunao Sakagami
Producer
Masanori Endo
Producer
Shinsaku Himeda
Director of Photography
Kōji Takada
Screenplay
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Frequently Asked Questions About Never Give Up
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What is Never Give Up about?
Special forces officer Ajisawa leaves his paramilitary group to take care of his newly-adopted daughter, Yoriko: the sole survival of a bloodbath for which he is responsible. Years later, Ajisawa is forced to return to the scene of the tragedy for his new job as a claims adjuster where he is subsequently arrested for his suspected involvement. But the threat of jail time is the least of his worries as his former organization comes gunning for him.
Who directed Never Give Up?
Never Give Up was directed by Junya Satō.
Who stars in Never Give Up?
The principal cast of Never Give Up includes Ken Takakura, Ryoko Nakano, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Rentaro Mikuni, Isao Natsuyagi.
When was Never Give Up released and how long is it?
Never Give Up was released in 1978 with a total runtime of 2h 23m.
Who composed the musical score for Never Give Up?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Never Give Up was composed by Yuji Ohno.
Is Never Give Up based on a book or true story?
Never Give Up is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Seiichi Morimura".