Tokyo File 212
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Film’s theatrical release poster
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| Starring | See below |
| Music by | Albert Glasser |
| Cinematography | Herman Schopp |
| Edited by | Martin G. Cohn |
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Breakston–McGowan Productions
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| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures (United States) |
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84 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | US $700,000 (approx.) |
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| Film score by Albert Glasser | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Producer | Screen Archives Entertainment | |||
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Tokyo File 212 (Japanese: 東京ファイル212) is a 1951 Japanese-American film directed by Dorrell and Stuart E. McGowan. The espionage thriller featured Florence Marly and Robert Peyton in lead roles and was credited as Hollywood's first feature film to be shot entirely in Japan. Real life geisha Ichimaru appeared in a song sequence. The plot revolved around an American Intelligence agent sent to Japan to track down a suspected communist who was previously his college-mate. RKO Pictures distributed the film in the US. Upon release the film received mixed reviews from critics who found the story unconvincing, though they appreciated the scenic settings. It turned out to be a commercial failure too.
U.S. intelligence agent Jim Carter is sent to Japan as a National Weekly Indicator journalist to find Taro Matsudo who is helping the Communists there. Matsudo happens to be Carter's college friend. In his hotel, Carter meets Steffi Novak, a mysterious woman who speaks six languages and wishes to accompany him. Together they are taken to a bar by Joe, an undercover agent posing as a taxi driver. Carter tries to approach Taro but he does not want to meet Jim. Back at his hotel, Jim receives a telegram informing him to reach Enoshima island. Here he meets Taro who refuses to divulge any information about his commander. He meets Taro's father Matsudo, a government official, who tells him that Matsudo aspired to be a kamikaze pilot but when Japan surrendered during World War II he sided with the Communists. When Jim returns to his hotel room, he is beaten by a group of Japanese men who tell him to stay away from Taro.
Meanwhile, Steffi meets Oyama who promises her that in return for spying on Carter she would be able to meet her sister in North Korea. Unknown to Steffi her sister is dead. She takes Cater to meet Oyama at an enkai party at an Atami resort. Somehow, Carter learns that the food offered to him is poisoned. He is forced to eat it and heads back to the hotel and survives. Next, he goes to Tokyo's Takarazuka Theater where he meets Taro's lover Namiko. Here he gains a lot of information about Taro. After he leaves, Namiko is kidnapped and thrown from a moving car. She is hospitalized. Once Taro learns of the incident he rushes to meet her but refuses to believe that his organization had any involvement with the accident. After having gained evidences of Steffi spying on him, Carter arrests Steffi. When she tells him that she was doing this to meet her sister, Carter informs her that her sister was murdered at Oyama's orders. Steffi vows revenge against Oyama and resolves to help Carter.
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