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Fangs of the Underworld (1962)

Fangs of the Underworld poster
Original title
暗黒街の牙
Directed by
Jun Fukuda
Genre
gangster film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A squad of detectives pursues a drug trafficking ring in Japan. Cops and criminals clash in a series of violent confrontations.

fast-pacedtensegrittystylizednoir-ishaction-oriented

What happens

『暗黒街の牙』(冥界の牙)は、1962年公開のアクション映画。東宝製作の麻薬取引を巡る刑事ドラマ。「暗黒街シリーズ」の第6弾。撮影は「虹の空」の内海正治。「日本一の若大将」を監督した福田純・坪島孝が共同で脚本を執筆、「俺に賭けた奴ら」の小川英と, 福田純が前作「暗黒街撃滅命令」についで二作目の暗黒街もの。この映画はカラーとシネマスコープ (東宝スコープ) で撮影されました。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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