Akatsuki no Dassō
| Escape at Dawn | |
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| Directed by | Senkichi Taniguchi |
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| Story by | Yasujiro Tamura |
| Based on | Story of a Prostitute by Taijiro Tamura |
| Produced by | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
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| Cinematography | Akira Mimura |
| Music by | Fumio Hayasaka |
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| Distributed by | Shintoho |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Escape at Dawn (暁の脱走, Akatsuki no Dassō) is a 1950 Japanese anti-war film directed by Senkichi Taniguchi. Co-written by Taniguchi and Akira Kurosawa, the film is based on Story of a Prostitute by Taijiro Tamura. The film revolves around a tragic affair between a soldier involved in the Manchurian campaign and a prostitute.
The film received two awards at the Mainichi Film Concours and was later remade by Seijun Suzuki at Nikkatsu.