Sam Fuller's 1955 crime noir thriller was the first American film made in Japan after WWII, and features stunning photography of a pre-modern Tokyo dominated by images of cherry blossoms and Kabuki theatre. Robert Stack stars as Eddie Kenner, a US army operative sent to Tokyo to investigate the underhanded dealings of an ex-GI named Sandy Dawson (Robert Ryan). Dawson has taken up robbing ammunition trains, and is also the kingpin of a local crime racket. Kenner must garner the criminal's trust without letting on his true intentions, and he is aided in his endeavour by Mariko (Shirley Yamaguchi), the wife of a dead American soldier. ITEM SPECIFICS
Region: 2 - Europe (PAL), Japan (NTSC), South Africa, Middle East Rating: PG Year: 1955 Duration: 98 minutes Label: Optimum Ratio: Widescreen Cast: Robert Ryan, Robert Stack, Shirley Yamaguchi, Cameron Mitchell, Brad Dexter, Sessue Hayakawa, Biff Elliot, Sandro Giglio & Elko Hanabusa
Language: English
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