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Never Give Up
62%
Movie
2h 23m
AI Analysis
Never Give Up (1978) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Never Give Up (1978) — a movie tagged as Drama, Action, and Thriller with tense moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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 fo… Our models also surface themes such as ai and survival from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect steady storytelling (~143 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Never Give Up 62% (9 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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from 9 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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. But the threat of jail time is the least of his worries as his former organization comes gunning for him.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1978-10-07
- Runtime
- 2h 23m
- TMDB rating
- 6.2
- TMDB ID
- 26868
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What is Never Give Up about?
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 i... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Never Give Up?
The official runtime for Never Give Up is approximately 143 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Ken Takakura
Takeshi Ajisawa
Ryoko Nakano
Tomoko Ochi / Misako
Hiroko Yakushimaru
Yoriko Nagai
Rentaro Mikuni
Kazunari Ohba
Isao Natsuyagi
Detective Kitano
Takahiro Tamura
Urakawa, pressman
Richard Anderson
US green beret officer
Shinsuke Ashida
Sakamoto, head of the Defense Agency
Moeko Ezawa
Hiromi, Bar hostess
Hajime Hana
Lieutenant Muranaga
Nobuo Kaneko
Head of Mizoguchi City
Tanie Kitabayashi
Kiyo Matsushita
Hiroki Matsukata
Katsumasa Uchida
Kanamori
Tetsuro Tamba
General Wada
Kunie Tanaka
Bartender
Joe Yamanaka
Akira Yamanaka
Mikio Narita
Nakado Tasuke
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