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“A lean, hard-boiled, sharp detective thriller…the plotting and writing are clever and sufficiently skillful to keep things always on the move…the excitement is greatly complemented by the vivid background of Tokyo.” - Bosley Crowther, The New York Times
“House of Bamboo has some of the most stunning examples of widescreen photography in the history of cinema…melds the heady insanity of a Douglas Sirk melodrama with the philosophical inquiry of the best noirs.” - Keith Uhlich, Slant Magazine
Writer-director Samuel Fuller’s House of Bamboo (1955) is a gangster-noir for the post-war world: hard, fast, and out of control. Shot entirely on location in Tokyo and Yokohama by the brilliant cinematographer Joe MacDonald, it gives us a look at a brutally exploitative Japanese-based American gang led by a compelling sadist (the one and only Robert Ryan). Caught up and over his head is the relatively innocent Eddie (Robert Stack), whose burgeoning love for a “kimono girl” (the lovely Shirley Yamaguchi) is counterpointed by his involvement with the complicated crime boss. Also featuring sterling performances from Cameron Mitchell and Sessue Hayakawa.
LANGUAGE: English
VIDEO: 1080p High Definition / 2.55:1
AUDIO: English 5.1 DTS-HD MA
SUBTITLES: English SDH
1955 / Color
102 MINUTES
NOT RATED
Special Features: Isolated Score Track / Audio Commentary with Film Historians Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman / Audio Commentary with Film Historians Alain Silver and James Ursini / Fox Movietone Newsreels / Original Theatrical Trailer
Limited Editions of 3,000 Units