The Crimson Kimono poster

The Crimson Kimono( 1959)

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YES, this is a beautiful American girl in the arms of a Japanese boy!

Overview

A Los Angeles detective and his Japanese partner woo an artist while solving a stripper's murder.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Victoria Shaw

      Christine Downs

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      Glenn Corbett

      Detective Sergeant Charlie Bancroft

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      James Shigeta

      Detective Joe Kojaku

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      Anna Lee

      Mac

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      Paul Dubov

      Casale

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      Jaclynne Greene

      Roma

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      Neyle Morrow

      Hansel

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      Gloria Pall

      Sugar Torch

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      Pat Silver

      Mother

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      George Yoshinaga

      Willy Hidaka

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      Kaye Elhardt

      Nun

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      Aya Oyama

      Sister Gertrude

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      George Okamura

      Charlie, karate teacher

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      Ryosho S. Sogabe

      Priest

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      Bob Okazaki

      George Yoshinaga

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      Shuji J. Nozawa

      Shuto

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      Stafford Repp

      City Librarian

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Mon May 18 2020
    You don't have to, it's all over your face. The Crimson Kimono is written, produced and directed by Samuel Fuller. It stars Glenn Corbett, James Shigeta, Victoria Shaw & Anna Lee. Cinematographer is Sam Leavitt and the music is by Harry Sukman. Plot is about two L.A. cops, Joe Kojaku (Shigeta) & Charlie Bancroft (Corbett), deep friends of a different race, bonded by blood who met during the Korean War. When stripper Sugar Torch (Gloria Pall) is shot and killed, the two men's investigation sees them follow a painting to the artist who painted it, Christine Downes (Shaw). It's the start of a l...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • detective
    • karate
    • stripper
    • murder
    • interracial couple
    • japanese american
    • friends love same woman
    • preserved film