Underworld (1956)

Original title

暗黒街

Directed by

Kajirō Yamamoto

Genre

gangster film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 39m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A post-war Japanese gangster film in black and white. It follows criminals and lawmen in the Tokyo underworld. The story is a straightforward crime yarn with a cast of tough characters.

noir-ishhard-boiledshadowybriskgrittyunvarnishedclassic

What happens

『暗黒街 』（あんこくがい）は、山本嘉次郎監督による1956年の犯罪映画。モノクロ、スタンダード。菊島隆三の「力道山物語 怒濤の男」の原案を、「逃げてきた花嫁」の共同脚本の一人である若尾徳平が脚色し、「愛の歴史」の山本嘉次郎が監督を務めた。 「チエミの初恋チャッチャ娘」。撮影はムスメの遠藤精一さんが担当。主な出演者は、『宮本武蔵 完結篇 決闘巌流島』の鶴田浩二、『黒帯三国志』の三船敏郎、『彼奴を逃すな』の志村喬、『ちえみの初恋ちゃちゃ娘』の小泉博。 、『逃げてきた花嫁』の青山京子、『驟雨』の根岸明美、『早春』の宮口精二。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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