Cruel Gun Story (1964)
- Original title
- 拳銃残酷物語
- Directed by
- Takumi Furukawa
- Genre
- film noir
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 20 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.
How it feels
A convicted bank robber is freed from prison by a yakuza boss to lead a heist on an armored truck. After the job, the boss betrays him and kills his main partner, prompting the robber to seek revenge by kidnapping the boss's son.
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What happens
Cruel Gun Story (拳銃残酷物語, Kenjū zankoku monogatari) is a 1964 Japanese heist film directed by Takumi Furukawa. This film was made available in North America when Janus Films released a special set of Nikkatsu studio's Noir films as part of The Criterion Collection, also including I Am Waiting, Rusty Knife, Take Aim at the Police Van, and A Colt Is My Passport. In the film, a yakuza boss arranges the prison release of an experienced bank robber. The former convict is asked to lead the team needed to rob an armored truck. Following the heist, the leader is betrayed by the crime boss and his main partner in crime is fatally injured. In retaliation, the leader wants to kidnap the son of the crime boss. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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