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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.
Tokyo Joe: Directed by Stuart Heisler. With Humphrey Bogart, Alexander Knox, Florence Marly, Sessue Hayakawa. An American returns to Tokyo try to pick up threads of his pre-WW2 life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the authorities.
In the wake of Japan's surrender, American expatriate Joseph Barrett (Humphrey Bogart) hopes to revive the Tokyo club he ran before he left to fight in World War II.
Tokyo Joe (1949) - Turner Classic Movies. 1h 28m 1949. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. An American in post-war Japan gets caught up in the black market. Cast & Crew. Read More. Stuart Heisler. Director. Humphrey Bogart. Joe Barrett. Alexander Knox. Mark Landis. Florence Marley.
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.
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.
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.
