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Directed by Junya Satō, Never Give Up leans on a strong ensemble — Ken Takakura, Ryoko Nakano, Hiroko Yakushimaru — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1978.
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When a young soldier, newly returned from war, gets caught up in a drug bust, he is recruited by the authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison in order to figure out what is really going on.
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