Escape at Dawn

Escape at Dawn
Directed by	Senkichi Taniguchi
Produced by	Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by	Akira Kurosawa Senkichi Taniguchi
Based on	a novel by Taijiro Tamura
Starring	Ryo Ikebe Shirley Yamaguchi Eitaro Ozawa Hajime Izu
Music by	Fumio Hayasaka
Cinematography	Akira Mimura
Distributed by	Shintoho
Release dates	January 8, 1950
Running time	116 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Escape at Dawn (暁の脱走, Akatsuki no dassō) is a 1950 Japanese film which revolves around a tragic affair between a soldier involved in the Manchurian campaign and a prostitute.

The story was remade as Story of a Prostitute directed by Seijun Suzuki.

Synopsis

Mikami, a Japanese soldier serving in China, is captured by Chinese forces. Although he is able to escape, he is treated with contempt by his peers. After falling in love with a prostitute named Harumi, she convinces him to desert the army and live with her.

Cast

• Ryō Ikebe - Mikami
• Yoshiko Yamaguchi - Harumi
• Eitaro Ozawa - Adjutant
• Hajime Izu - Oda
• Haruo Tanaka - Noro
• Setsuko Wakayama - Kaoru

External links

• Escape at Dawn at IMDb
• Escape at Dawn at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)