House of Bamboo

House of Bamboo

1955 · 102 min · EN · NR · 6.2 (56 votes)
Dir. Samuel Fuller · Starring Robert Ryan, Robert Stack, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Cameron Mitchell, Brad Dexter, Sessue Hayakawa · Music Leigh Harline

Tokyo Post-War Underworld!

CrimeDrama

Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals.

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A smoky, atmospheric dive into the Tokyo underworld. This film drips with a classic noir sensibility, exploring the dark corners of post-war Japan with a palpable sense of danger and moral ambiguity.

grittynoirtensemelancholicsteadyclassic Hollywood noirneo-noirperiod piececrimeloyaltybetrayalpost-war disillusionment
japanpost war japan
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