29 November 2009

Cruel Gun Story (Takumi Furukawa, 1964)

8.5/10
Penultimate entry in my Nikkatsu Noir set and the best one yet. The plot centres around four disparate criminals who have been brought together to hold up and rob an armored car and the plot follows all the ensuing shootouts, double/triple-crossings, escapes, and what not. Stars the chipmunk-faced Joe Shishido, the film is a taut 82 minutes and is always entertaining. Highly recommended. Next up to close out the Nikkatsu set is the brilliantly titled A Colt is My Passport.

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