Take Aim at the Police Van

Take Aim at the Police Van

1960 · 79 min · JA · 6.2 (30 votes)
Dir. Seijun Suzuki · Starring Michitarō Mizushima, Mari Shiraki, Misako Watanabe, Shinsuke Ashida, Shoichi Ozawa, Ryōhei Uchida · Music Koichi Kawabe
ThrillerMysteryCrime

A sniper kills two prisoners in a police van, and the driver sets out to find the killer.

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A rain-slicked, smoke-filled descent into Tokyo's underworld. This is a mood piece, heavy with existential dread and the quiet desperation of a man seeking truth in a city built on lies. Every shadow hides a secret.

grittysuspensefulmelancholicsombersteadyjapanese noirneo-noiratmosphericcharacter-drivenjusticecorruptionfatemorality
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