Stopover Tokyo (1957)
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20% of users liked it
(35 ratings)
Novelist John P. Marquand's soft-spoken Japanese detective Mr. Moto was brought to the screen in an entertaining 1930s B-picture series by 20th Century-Fox. But when the same studio purchased Marquand's novel Stopover Tokyo in 1957, Mr. Moto was totally excised from the screenplay. The… More Novelist John P. Marquand's soft-spoken Japanese detective Mr. Moto was brought to the screen in an entertaining 1930s B-picture series by 20th Century-Fox. But when the same studio purchased Marquand's novel Stopover Tokyo in 1957, Mr. Moto was totally excised from the screenplay. The film's main character is an American intelligence agent, played by Robert Wagner. Assigned to protect the US ambassador to Japan (Larry Keating) from assassination, Wagner is stymied by the ambassador's refusal to cooperate. This makes it all the easier for communist spy Edmond O'Brien to set a time bomb in the embassy. Wagner races against time to neutralize the bomb, and in so doing loses the love of Joan Collins, who wants no part of the espionage racket. Stopover Tokyo was a rare excursion into directing by Oscar-winning screenwriter Richard L. Breen. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Richard L. Breen
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 26, 1957 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dan Jardine, Apollo Guide
This film's beautiful Japanese scenery comes across very nicely on this widescreen DVD.
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Dan Jardine, Apollo Guide
The sluggish pace, dearth of drama, and remarkable lack of chemistry between the leads leave us entirely on the outside looking in as this exotically-located tale unfolds.
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Cast
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Robert Wagner
as Mark Fannon
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Joan Collins
as Tina
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Edmond O'Brien
as George Underwood
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Ken Scott
as Tony Barrett
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Reiko Oyama
as Koko
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Larry Keating
as High Commissioner
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Sarah Selby
as His Wife
