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Kenju Zankoku Monogatari / Cruel Gun Story (1964) - Fresh out of the Slammer and Straight into Mayhem - 8/10 (03/12/24)

Kenju Zankoku Monogatari / Cruel Gun Story (1964) - Fresh out of the Slammer and Straight into Mayhem - 8/10 (03/12/24)

Cruel Gun Story, originally known as Kenju Zankoku Monogatari, is a Japanese film noir that mixes elements of a personal drama with gritty action-thriller sequences. This is one of the last movies directed by Nikkatsu Studio employee Furukawa Takumi who...

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Jûsangô Taihisen' Yori: Sono Gosôsha o Nerae / Take Aim at the Police Van (1960) - A Disgraced Guard and a Feminist Businesswoman Stop a Killing Spree - 7/10 (27/11/24)

Jûsangô Taihisen' Yori: Sono Gosôsha o Nerae / Take Aim at the Police Van (1960) - A Disgraced Guard and a Feminist Businesswoman Stop a Killing Spree - 7/10 (27/11/24)

Take Aim at the Police Van, originally known as Jûsangô Taihisen' Yori: Sono Gosôsha o Nerae, is a Japanese film noir that unfolds as an investigative thriller through seventy-nine minutes. The movie was made by renowned director Seijun Suzuki who had...

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Jûsangô Taihisen' Yori: Sono Gosôsha o Nerae / Take Aim at the Police Van (1960) - A Disgraced Guard and a Feminist Businesswoman Stop a Killing Spree - 7/10 (27/11/24)

Jûsangô Taihisen' Yori: Sono Gosôsha o Nerae / Take Aim at the Police Van (1960) - A Disgraced Guard and a Feminist Businesswoman Stop a Killing Spree - 7/10 (27/11/24)

Take Aim at the Police Van, originally known as Jûsangô Taihisen' Yori: Sono Gosôsha o Nerae, is a Japanese film noir that unfolds as an investigative thriller through seventy-nine minutes. The movie was made by renowned director Seijun Suzuki who had...

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Jûsangô Taihisen' Yori: Sono Gosôsha o Nerae / Take Aim at the Police Van (1960) - A Disgraced Guard and a Feminist Businesswoman Stop a Killing Spree - 7/10 (27/11/24)

Jûsangô Taihisen' Yori: Sono Gosôsha o Nerae / Take Aim at the Police Van (1960) - A Disgraced Guard and a Feminist Businesswoman Stop a Killing Spree - 7/10 (27/11/24)

Take Aim at the Police Van, originally known as Jûsangô Taihisen' Yori: Sono Gosôsha o Nerae, is a Japanese film noir that unfolds as an investigative thriller through seventy-nine minutes. The movie was made by renowned director Seijun Suzuki who had...

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Sabita Naifu / Rusty Knife (1958) - A Tragical Ex-Convict Is Trying to Unmask the Sinister Master of Puppets - 8/10 (26/11/24)

Sabita Naifu / Rusty Knife (1958) - A Tragical Ex-Convict Is Trying to Unmask the Sinister Master of Puppets - 8/10 (26/11/24)

Rusty Knife, originally known as Sabita Naifu, is a Japanese film noir that mixes elements of a personal drama with gangster movie tropes. This was the third movie by young director Masuda Toshio for Nikkatsu Studio and this promising talent would work...

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Ore Wa Matteru Ze / I Am Waiting (1957) - The Melodramatic Tale of Two Outcasts Willing to Break Free - 8/10 (25/11/24)

Ore Wa Matteru Ze / I Am Waiting (1957) - The Melodramatic Tale of Two Outcasts Willing to Break Free - 8/10 (25/11/24)

I Am Waiting, originally known as Ore Wa Matteru Ze, is a Japanese film noir that mixes elements of a personal drama with gangster thriller segments. This was the first movie for promising young director Kurahara Koreyoshi and its lead actress Kitahara...

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2046 (2004) - Timelessly Aesthetic Personal Drama with Imaginative Science-Fiction Elements - 9/10 (21/10/24)

2046 (2004) - Timelessly Aesthetic Personal Drama with Imaginative Science-Fiction Elements - 9/10 (21/10/24)

2046 is the eighth full length feature film by renowned Chinese director Wong Kar-Wai and it's also by far my favourite movie by him. This film combines elements of science-fiction and personal drama. It is loosely connected to some characters and events...

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Fa Yeung Nin Wah / In the Mood for Love (2000) - Lonesome Expatriates Torn between Conventions and Emotions - 7/10 (18/10/24)

Fa Yeung Nin Wah / In the Mood for Love (2000) - Lonesome Expatriates Torn between Conventions and Emotions - 7/10 (18/10/24)

In the Mood for Love, originally known as Fa Yeung Nin Wah, is the seventh full length feature film by renowned Chinese director Wong Kar-Wai. This movie has achieved much critical acclaim and is often considered the director's greatest creation along...

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Chun Gwong Ja Sit / Happy Together (1997) - Starting Anew while Facing Struggles - 7/10 (17/10/24)

Chun Gwong Ja Sit / Happy Together (1997) - Starting Anew while Facing Struggles - 7/10 (17/10/24)

Happy Together, originally known as Chun Gwong Ja Sit, is Wong Kar-Wai's sixth full length feature film that was released just a month before British Hong Kong was transferred to the People's Republic of China. This movie remains faithful to some of the...

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Do lok tin si / Fallen Angels (1995) - A Nocturnal Portrayal of the Confusing Ways of British Hong Kong's Underworld - 8/10 (15/10/24)

Do lok tin si / Fallen Angels (1995) - A Nocturnal Portrayal of the Confusing Ways of British Hong Kong's Underworld - 8/10 (15/10/24)

Fallen Angels, originally titled Do lok tin si, is a gangster drama from British Hong Kong and the fifth feature film released by renowned director Wong Kar-wai. This movie is sometimes described as a sequel to much more light-hearted comedy drama Chungking...

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