Tag Archives: japanese noir

Take Aim at the Police Van (1960)
6.6
WebRip

Take Aim at the Police Van

A sharpshooter kills two prisoners in a police van at night. The guard on the van is suspended for six months; he’s Tamon, an upright, ...
Rusty Knife (1958)
6.7
WebRip

Rusty Knife (1958)

11 Mar 1958 

Rusty Knife

Udaka is a new, post-war city where corruption has already taken hold. A persistent district attorney wants to arrest and convict Katsumata, a ...
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
8.0
WebRip

The Bad Sleep Well

In this loose adaptation of “Hamlet,” illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and ...
High and Low (1963)
8.4
Bluray

High and Low (1963)

26 Nov 1963 

High and Low

An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur’s son is kidnapped and held for ransom.