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The Stairway to the Distant Past

The Stairway to the Distant Past

1995·Movie·1h 45m

Drama, Crime

7.2 / 10 (9 votes)

Broke, with his vintage Nash convertible repossessed, private eye Mike Hama is reduced to combing the mean streets of the Yokohama waterfront on a borrowed bicycle. But when Lily, a beautiful stripper from out of Hama's past, returns to town, the fuse is lit on a criminal powder keg set to blow the lid off the Yokohama underworld.

Directed by
Kaizo Hayashi
Original language
日本語
Released
18 March 1995

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • Masatoshi Nagase

    Masatoshi Nagase

    Maiku Hama

  • Haruko Wanibuchi

    Haruko Wanibuchi

    Lily Hama

  • Eiji Okada

    Eiji Okada

    White Man

  • Sumiko Sakamoto

    Sumiko Sakamoto

    Minato Mary

  • Joe Shishido

    Joe Shishido

    Jo Shishido

  • Kiyotaka Nanbara

    Kiyotaka Nanbara

    Hoshino

  • FM

    Françoise Moréchand

  • MO

    Mika Ohmine

    Akane Hama

  • Shiro Sano

    Shiro Sano

    Masaru Kanno

  • Akaji Maro

    Akaji Maro

    Lt. Nakayama

  • Shinya Tsukamoto

    Shinya Tsukamoto

    Yamaguchi

  • Tetta Sugimoto

    Tetta Sugimoto

    Sugimoto