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Never Give Up

Plot: 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
Release Date: Saturday, October 7 1978
46 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Ken TakakuraKen Takakura. Ken Takakura was 47 in Never Give Up as 'Takeshi Ajisawa'.
Birthday: Mon, Feb 16 1931 –
Died: Mon, Nov 10 2014
Portrait of Ryoko NakanoRyoko Nakano. Ryoko Nakano was 28 in Never Give Up as 'Tomoko Ochi / Misako'.
Birthday: Sat, May 06 1950
Portrait of Hiroko YakushimaruHiroko Yakushimaru. Hiroko Yakushimaru was 14 in Never Give Up as 'Yoriko Nagai'.
Birthday: Tue, Jun 09 1964
Portrait of Rentaro MikuniRentaro Mikuni. Rentaro Mikuni was 55 in Never Give Up as 'Kazunari Ohba'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 20 1923 –
Died: Sun, Apr 14 2013
Portrait of Isao NatsuyagiIsao Natsuyagi. Isao Natsuyagi was 38 in Never Give Up as 'Detective Kitano'.
Birthday: Mon, Dec 25 1939 –
Died: Sat, May 11 2013
Portrait of Takahiro TamuraTakahiro Tamura. Takahiro Tamura was 50 in Never Give Up as 'Urakawa, pressman'.
Birthday: Fri, Aug 31 1928 –
Died: Tue, May 16 2006
Portrait of Richard AndersonRichard Anderson. Richard Anderson was 52 in Never Give Up as 'US green beret officer'.
Birthday: Sun, Aug 08 1926 –
Died: Thu, Aug 31 2017
Portrait of Shinsuke AshidaShinsuke Ashida. Shinsuke Ashida was 61 in Never Give Up as 'Sakamoto, head of the Defense Agency'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 14 1917 –
Died: Sat, Jan 09 1999
Portrait of Moeko EzawaMoeko Ezawa. Moeko Ezawa was 43 in Never Give Up as 'Hiromi, Bar hostess'.
Birthday: Thu, Mar 28 1935 –
Died: Mon, Dec 26 2022
Portrait of Hajime HanaHajime Hana. Hajime Hana was 48 in Never Give Up as 'Lieutenant Muranaga'.
Birthday: Sun, Feb 09 1930 –
Died: Fri, Sep 10 1993
Portrait of Nobuo KanekoNobuo Kaneko. Nobuo Kaneko was 55 in Never Give Up as 'Head of Mizoguchi City'.
Birthday: Tue, Mar 27 1923 –
Died: Fri, Jan 20 1995
Portrait of Tanie KitabayashiTanie Kitabayashi. Tanie Kitabayashi was 67 in Never Give Up as 'Kiyo Matsushita'.
Birthday: Sun, May 21 1911 –
Died: Tue, Apr 27 2010
Portrait of Hiroki MatsukataHiroki Matsukata. Hiroki Matsukata was 36 in Never Give Up
Birthday: Thu, Jul 23 1942 –
Died: Sat, Jan 21 2017
Portrait of Katsumasa UchidaKatsumasa Uchida. Katsumasa Uchida was 34 in Never Give Up as 'Kanamori'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 19 1944 –
Died: Fri, Jan 31 2020
Portrait of Tetsuro TambaTetsuro Tamba. Tetsuro Tamba was 56 in Never Give Up as 'General Wada'.
Birthday: Mon, Jul 17 1922 –
Died: Sun, Sep 24 2006
Portrait of Kunie TanakaKunie Tanaka. Kunie Tanaka was 45 in Never Give Up as 'Bartender'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 23 1932 –
Died: Wed, Mar 24 2021
Portrait of Joe YamanakaJoe Yamanaka. Joe Yamanaka was 32 in Never Give Up as 'Akira Yamanaka'.
Birthday: Mon, Sep 02 1946 –
Died: Sun, Aug 07 2011
Portrait of Mikio NaritaMikio Narita. Mikio Narita was 43 in Never Give Up as 'Nakado Tasuke'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 31 1935 –
Died: Mon, Apr 09 1990

Crew

Portrait of Junya SatōJunya Satō. Junya Satō was 45 in Never Give Up as 'Director'
Birthday: Sun, Nov 06 1932 –
Died: Sat, Feb 09 2019
Portrait of Shinsaku HimedaShinsaku Himeda. Shinsaku Himeda was 61 in Never Give Up as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sun, Nov 19 1916 –
Died: Tue, Jul 29 1997
Portrait of Kōji TakadaKōji Takada. Kōji Takada was 44 in Never Give Up as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Sat, Apr 07 1934
Portrait of Haruki KadokawaHaruki Kadokawa. Haruki Kadokawa was 36 in Never Give Up as 'Producer'
Birthday: Thu, Jan 08 1942
Portrait of Sunao SakagamiSunao Sakagami. Sunao Sakagami was >> in Never Give Up as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masanori EndoMasanori Endo. Masanori Endo was >> in Never Give Up as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yuji OhnoYuji Ohno. Yuji Ohno was 37 in Never Give Up as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Fri, May 30 1941
Portrait of Seiichi MorimuraSeiichi Morimura. Seiichi Morimura was 45 in Never Give Up as 'Novel'
Birthday: Mon, Jan 02 1933 –
Died: Mon, Jul 24 2023