Rent Proof of the Man (1977)
3.4 of 5 from 46 ratings
2h 12min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- When mixed-raced Johnny Hayward (Joe Yamanaka) heads from his Harlem home to Tokyo, he becomes the victim of a brutal stabbing in the elevator of a plush hotel hosting a catwalk show by elite fashion designer Kyoko (Mariko Okada). That same night, Kyoko's son with her powerful politician husband Yohei (Toshiro Mifune) is involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident and flees the country. Suspecting the incidents may be linked, Detective Munesue (Yusaku Matsuda) heads to New York to investigate Johnny's background. Here he is partnered with local detective Ken Shuftan (George Kennedy), whose own links to Japan dredge up painful memories from Munesue's childhood.
- Actors:
- George Kennedy, Mariko Okada, Yûsaku Matsuda, Broderick Crawford, Rick Jason, Toshirô Mifune, Junzaburô Ban, Takeo Chii, E.H. Eric, Kinji Fukasaku, Bunjaku Han, Hajime Hana, Janet Hatta, Michiko Hoshi, Kôichi Iwaki, Robert Earl Jones, Koji Kawai, Kôji Kawamura, Tanie Kitabayashi, Hiroshi Kondô
- Directors:
- Jun'ya Satô
- Producers:
- Simon Tse, Susumu Yoshida
- Writers:
- Zenzô Matsuyama, Seiichi Morimura
- Aka:
- Ningen no shômei
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 08/09/2025
- Run Time:
- 132 minutes
- Languages:
- English Mono, Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Brand new audio commentary with Asian American film scholar Rob Buscher and DJ Skeme Richards
- Taking the Big Apple, a brand new video introduction by Asian film scholar Earl Jackson
- A Japanese Blockbuster, a brand new filmed discussion with critics and Junya Sato biographers Tatsuya Masuto and Masaaki Nomura
- Original theatrical trailers
- Image gallery
