

The murder of the chief official of Kobe city's Customs triggers an investigation of a prostitution ring called the 'Yellow Line' that sells Japanese women. A hired assassin is betrayed by his organization, and kidnaps a woman who happens to be the girlfriend of a newspaper reporter.

Shigeru Amachi
Kazuhiro Moroki
Lead
Yōko Mihara
Emi Ozuki

Teruo Yoshida
Toshio Mayama

Yōichi Numata
Newspaper editor
Torahiko Nakamura
Yoshihide Matsudaira

Jun Ōtomo
Agawa
Ryūji Oki
Tetsu
Baku Mizuhara
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Teruo Ishii's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Yellow Line is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”