Never Give Up

2h 23min

Drama

Action

Thriller

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.

Cast

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Takeshi Ajisawa
Ryoko Nakano

Ryoko Nakano

Tomoko Ochi / Misako
Hiroko Yakushimaru

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Yoriko Nagai
Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Kazunari Ohba
Isao Natsuyagi

Isao Natsuyagi

Detective Kitano
Takahiro Tamura

Takahiro Tamura

Urakawa, pressman
Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

US green beret officer
Shinsuke Ashida

Shinsuke Ashida

Sakamoto, head of the Defense Agency
Moeko Ezawa

Moeko Ezawa

Hiromi, Bar hostess
Hajime Hana

Hajime Hana

Lieutenant Muranaga
Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Head of Mizoguchi City
Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi

Kiyo Matsushita
Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

General Wada
Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Bartender
Joe Yamanaka

Joe Yamanaka

Akira Yamanaka
Mikio Narita

Mikio Narita

Nakado Tasuke

Release date

7th Oct 1978

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語