"The Hunt" is a Japanese crime film released in 1976, this film has a great influence in China, whether it is the "La Ya La" Du Qiu song in it, or those classic lines, as well as the plot twists, suspense, and a very rhythmic plot, all bring endless memories to the Chinese at that time.
This film is the first foreign film to land on the mainland after the special era of the last century has passed, and the upright prosecutor Du Qiu, after being falsely accused, evaded the pursuit of the police while insisting on tracking down the truth of his false accusations. 46 years have passed, and 10 of the 14 actors who participated in the performance that year have passed away.
- Du Qiudongren (Ken Takakura)
Du Qiudong is an upright prosecutor, because the investigation of the cause of the death of the Asakura councilor offended President Nagaoka, so he was framed, Du Qiu was forced to flee, on the way to escape with the help of Mayumi and others, and finally broke into The Southeast Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., discovered the secret, and together with the Yamura police officers arrested Nagaoka and cleared his grievances. Du Qiudongren is played by Ken Takakura.
Ken Takakura graduated from the Department of Business at Meiji University in Tokyo, Japan, and in 1956, he officially entered the show business circle by starring in his first film, Denko Karate. Although Ken Takakura is well known to Chinese audiences for "The Hunt", there are many of Ken Takakura's representative works such as "The Yellow Handkerchief of Happiness", "Antarctic Story", "RailroadMan" and so on. On November 10, 2014, Ken Takakura died of malignant lymphoma at the age of 83.
- Sheriff Yamura (Yoshio Harada)
Sheriff Yamura was initially the police officer responsible for arresting Du Qiu, Sheriff Yamura once handled the case with Du Qiu, but Sheriff Yamura was a competent police officer, he believed in the evidence, he also suspected Du Qiu's case, and finally helped Du Qiu, also discovered the secret of Southeast Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and together with Du Qiu, arrested the head of Southeast Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and killed Nagaoka. Sheriff Yamura is played by Yoshio Harada.
After graduating from Harada Yoshio Honsho Industrial High School, he entered Haiyuza to study. On July 19, 2011, Harada died of pneumonia at the age of 71 in a hospital in Tokyo due to pneumonia.
- Prosecutor Ito (Yoshinori Ikebe)
Prosecutor Ito is a rather complex character, on the one hand, he stubbornly adheres to the so-called supremacy of the rule of law, indiscriminately characterizes the innocent Duchu as a criminal, on the other hand, he is also the spokesman of the Japanese right-wing forces in power, in order to prevent political opponents from using unjust, false and wrongly decided cases to win benefits, he does not hesitate to order Duchu to be killed. Prosecutor Ito is played by Ryo Ikebe.
Yoshinori Ikebe is a distant relative of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and fought in the Pacific War. After the war, Ikebe became a leading figure in the revival of Japanese literary and art films, successively starring in films such as "Breaking the Ring", "War and Peace", "Snow Country", "Early Spring" and other films, and also co-starred with Li Xianglan in four films such as "Escape at Dawn", "The Legend of the White Snake", "Southern Beauty", and "Tokyo Holiday". On October 8, 2010, 92-year-old Ikebe died of sepsis.
- Yoshiki Enba (Hideharu Ohi)
Yoshiki Enba is the father of Mayumi, who once wanted to run for governor of Hokkaido, because Du qiu had a life-saving grace for Mayumi, so Yoshiki Toba was still relatively good to Du Qiu, once lent a private plane to Du Qiu, and once let his daughter borrow the opportunity to sell horses to go to Tokyo, and later gave up the campaign. Yoshiki Enba is played by Hideharu Obiki.
Hideharu Ohi has not performed many film and television works in Japan, mainly "Asakusa Story" and "Barren Zone", etc. Hideharu Ohi died on October 2, 2012, at the age of 87.
- Suke Nagaoka (Akira Nishimura)
Nagaoka is the most hidden villain in "The Hunt", the mastermind behind the whole incident, who is fierce and fierce, and is eventually killed by The Combined Forces of Tocho Dong and Sheriff Yamura. It is played by Akira Nishimura. Akira Nishimura graduated from the Middle Division of Kansai Gakuin and entered the Art Department of the Special Division of Nihon University, where he died on April 29, 1997, including "20 Years of Wind and Snow", "Vacuum Zone", "Billionaire Elders", "Stolen Desire", "Pigs and Warships", "The Dancing Girl of Izu", and "Gorgeous Family".
- Masayasu Donta (Eiji Okada)
Masayasu Donta is an experimenter at Southeast Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., which can be described as a bad thing, and finally chooses to jump off the building and live under the pursuit of Du Qiu and Yamura. Masayasu Donta is played by Eiji Okada. Eiji Okada starred in several well-known films, playing the male Japanese architect in the masterpiece "Love of Hiroshima", one of the representatives of the French New Wave, and died on September 14, 1995.
- Yuhiro Sakai (Naito Taketoshi)
Yoshitomo Sakai is the special manager and head of production of Southeast Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and was eventually arrested by Sheriff Yamura and Du Qiu. Yoshitoshi Sakai is played by Taketoshi Naito. Taketoshi Naito once dubbed in "Blood Doubt", the representative works are mainly "Next Stop, Heaven" In 2012, Naito Taketoshi died.
- Senator Asakura (Takashi Kanda)
Senator Asakura accepted a political donation from Southeast Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., was drugged by Southeast Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. before the matter was revealed, and finally obeyed Nagaoka's instructions to jump off the building. This also triggered Du Qiu's investigation. Senator Asakura is played by Takashi Kanda. Takashi Kanda's major works include "Sunny Days, Sometimes Killing" and "Underworld Wars: The Leader of Japan", and the date of his death is unknown.
- Keiji Yokoji
Keiji Yokoji, a supplier of animal experiments at Southeast Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., was later bribed by Nagaoka to frame the Duqiu Dong people, and was later brainwashed by Nagaoka with AX drugs and became delirious, becoming a victim of AX drugs. Keiji Yokoji is played by Kuniyoshi Tanaka. Kuniyoshi Tanaka, who has "Love in the North Country", "The Hunt", "Betrayal", "Extraordinary Courage", "Eight Tombs Village", "Shinkansen Explosion", "Kurobe's Sun", etc., died on March 24, 2021.
Let's take a look at the 4 actors who are still alive.
- Officer Hosoe (Shinya Owada)
Officer Hosoe is the assistant of Officer Yamura, played by Shinya Owada. Nobu Owada is also a well-known Voice Actor, Singer and Actor in Japan.
Nobu Owada also graduated from Waseda University and is still engaged in film and television performances, but more often than not.
- Mayumi (Ryoko Nakano)
Mayumi is the daughter of a rancher who was rescued by a rancher who ventured into the mountains while Duchu was hiding from him, and fell in love with Duchu. Constantly helping Duchu escape the police pursuit. Later, he assisted Sheriff Yamura in making the truth known to the world. Mayumi is played by Ryoko Nakano.
In 1969, after graduating from Tokikyu High School, Nakano entered daiei's Graduate School of Performing Technology and joined Mifune Productions the following year. In 1970, he played more young girl roles in the early stage, and after the drama road was broadened, he could play a variety of female roles. The main films are "The Love Death of a Flower", "The Hunt", "Proof of Wildness", "Distant Runway" and so on.
- Kayo Yokoji (Hiroko Isayama)
Yokoji Kayo is the wife of Keiji Yokoji, who falsely accuses Du Qiu of rape and robbery at the beginning of the film, and is later killed by Nagaoka. Yokolugadai is played by Hiroko Izoyama. After graduating from Fukuoka Women's College in 1971, Hiroko Isayama went to Tokyo to join the Akiyo Training Institute, where she won the Best Actress Award for in 1972, creating a sensation in the history of Japanese cinema. Hiroko Isayama is still active on the screen.
- Kyoko Ōtsuki (Mitsuko Hōzuki)
Mizuko Bebizo is a famous Japanese film actress who played Kyoko Otsuki, a prostitute with a fashionable appearance but a kind heart in her bones. Mizuko's older sister is the famous actress Chieko Takakura, who is often paired with Ken Takakura. Films that Chieko and Ken Takakura have collaborated on include "The Yellow Handkerchief of Happiness", "The Call of the Distant Mountains", and "Station". Mizuko has starred in many films, including "Man Chop", "Declaration of counting the party alive and dead", "Love Text" and so on. He has cooperated with famous directors such as Hero of Gosha and Akira Kurosawa, and has won many awards such as the Kyoto Citizens' Film Festival, the Blue Ribbon Award, and the Daily Film Festival.