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Film Noir (2000)

★ 7.5/10 86 min Japan Japanese
Streaming: Not available

Description

The movie is absurd, and a thoroughly original take on the morale in Japanese society. The images are beautiful, and the people are as cold as the snow that surrounds them. The take on Melville's "Samoraï" from -67 is obvious, but Kobayashi turns the image around and portrays the killer as the weakest person in the movie - haunted by his demanding wife and the moaning contractor, who is one of the most mysterious characters ever portrayed in a movie.

Top Cast

Ryo Ishibashi
Ryo Ishibashi Yuji Hamazaki
Nene Otsuka
Nene Otsuka Kazuko - Yuji's wife
Ken Ogata
Ken Ogata Client
Ken Mitsuishi
Ken Mitsuishi Kimio Komatsu
Sanshō Shinsui
Sanshō Shinsui Taxi Driver
Takashi Yamamoto
Takashi Yamamoto Yasushi Hasegawa

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