Humphrey Bogart
Joseph "Joe" Barrett
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Tokyo Joe is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Humphrey Bogart. This was Heisler's first of two features starring Bogart, the other was Chain Lightning that also wrapped in 1949 but was held up in release until 1950.
A crime drama film-noir starring Humphrey Bogart as an American pilot who returns to Tokyo after World War II and gets involved in a dangerous scheme. The film was the first to be allowed to film in post-war Japan and features Florence Marly, Sessue Hayakawa and Alexander Knox.
- (2.8K)
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Stuart Heisler
- 1949-11
Joe Barrett arrives in Tokyo after the war, intending to re-open his club, Tokyo Joe's. Although it is illegal to operate a gambling club in American-occupied Japan, Joe makes a trip to the off-limits club, which is currently managed by his Japanese partner, Ito.
Tokyo Joe is a 1949 film starring Humphrey Bogart as an American expatriate who returns to Japan after World War II and faces personal and professional challenges. The film has mixed reviews from critics and audiences, and is available to watch online on Fandango at Home and Prime Video.
- (21)
- Stuart Heisler
- Drama
- Humphrey Bogart
Find out who starred in and worked on the 1949 war film Tokyo Joe, directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Humphrey Bogart. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
An American returns to Tokyo try to pick up threads of his pre-WW2 life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the authorities. Joe Barrett returns to Tokyo after World War II where he once owned a bar, Tokyo Joe's, and deserted his wife Trina. They have a seven-year-old daughter.
Joe Barrett (Humphrey Bogart) believes his wife died in a Japanese concentration camp. When he returns to Japan, he discovers she is alive and married to a lawyer. Bogart tracks her down and discovers she is raising their 7-year-old daughter.
