Akatsuki no Dassō

Escape at Dawn
Escape at Dawn
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Senkichi Taniguchi
Screenplay by	Senkichi Taniguchi; Akira Kurosawa;
Story by	Yasujiro Tamura
Based on	Story of a Prostitute; by Taijiro Tamura
Produced by	Tomoyuki Tanaka
Starring	Ryō Ikebe; Yoshiko "Shirley" Yamaguchi; Sakae Ozawa; Hajime Izu;
Cinematography	Akira Mimura
Music by	Fumio Hayasaka
Production; companies	Shintoho; Toho;
Distributed by	Shintoho
Release date	8 January 1950 (Japan);
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.

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