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Tokyo Joe is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Humphrey Bogart. This was Heisler's first of two features starring Bogart, the other was Chain Lightning that also wrapped in 1949 but was held up in release until 1950.
A crime drama film-noir starring Humphrey Bogart as an American pilot who returns to Tokyo after World War II and gets involved in a dangerous scheme. The film was the first to be allowed to film in post-war Japan and features Florence Marly, Sessue Hayakawa and Alexander Knox.
Tokyo Joe was the first American film to be shot on location in Japan following the war. Most of the main story was filmed in a Hollywood studio, but second unit director Arthur Black was sent to Tokyo for background shots, including an aerial view of Mount Fuji, shots at Haneda airport, and a bus ride into the city past burned-out factories ...
Joe Barrett returns to Tokyo after World War II where he once owned a bar, Tokyo Joe's, and deserted his wife Trina. They have a seven-year-old daughter. Kimura forces Joe into piloting war criminals by revealing that during the war Trina made treasonous propaganda broadcasts.
Tokyo Joe. 1949 · 1 hr 29 min. TV-14. Drama · Crime. Upon discovering that his wife is still alive, Joe Barrett tracks her down and learns that she is raising their 7-year-old child with her new husband. Subtitles: English. Starring: Humphrey Bogart Florence Marly Alexander Knox Jerome Courtland Sessue Hayakawa. Directed by: Stuart Heisler.
Purchase Tokyo Joe on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Academy Award® winner Humphrey Bogart (1951 Best Actor, The African Queen) stars as a World War II Air Corps hero whose decision to confront his past hurls him into a corrupt world in the dramatic Tokyo Joe.
A film noir starring Humphrey Bogart as an American who returns to Tokyo after World War II and gets involved in a criminal plot. See the cast, crew, genres, ratings and reviews on Letterboxd, a social network for film lovers.
