A Chain of Islands (日本列島) 59 years old

When a US army sergeant is found drowned in Tokyo Bay, an investigation is launched to determine how and why he lost his life. The investigation uncovers a black market scheme involving counterfeit money, murder, and conspiracy.

Credits

A Chain of Islands Cast

Name Character
Mizuho Suzuki He was 37, now 97 years old as Kurosaki
Kazuo Kitamura He was 38, 80 years old when he died as Narrator (voice)
Hideji Ōtaki He was 39, 87 years old when he died as Karasawa
Sumie Sasaki She was 36, 90 years old when she died as Eiko
Tanie Kitabayashi She was 54, 98 years old when she died as Kikuko Sasaki
Toshiaki Ito as Samuel's attorney
Michio Hino as Narusawa
Yoshi Katō He was 52, 75 years old when he died
Izumi Ashikawa She was 29, now 89 years old as Kazuko Ishûin
Taketoshi Naito He was 38, 86 years old when he died as Hidaka
Jukichi Uno He was 50, 73 years old when he died as Akiyama
Takashi Koshiba as Reporter A
Asao Sano He was 39, now 99 years old as Sasaki
Hideaki Nitani He was 35, 81 years old when he died as Harashima
Hiroshi Chō He was 42, 54 years old when he died
Toshinosuke Nagao as Ishûin
Harold Conway He was 54, 84 years old when he died as K. Robert
Chigusa Takayama She was 34, now 93 years old
Tsutomu Shimomoto He was 47, 83 years old when he died as Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police

A Chain of Islands Crew

Name Department
Kei Kumai as Director. He was 34 (76) years old when He died Directing
Kei Kumai as Screenplay. He was 34 (76) years old when He died Writing
Shinsaku Himeda as Director of Photography. He was 48 (80) years old when He died Camera
Akira Ifukube as Original Music Composer. He was 50 (91) years old when He died Sound
A Chain of Islands poster
A Chain of Islands (59 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, May 26, 1965
  • Runtime: 116 minutes