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Features: DVD, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, English, Spanish, Subtitled
Editor's Note
Sam Fuller's (THE BIG RED ONE) 1955 crime noir thriller was the first American film made in Japan after WWII, and features stunning photography of a pre-modern Tokyo dominated by images of cherry blossoms and Kabuki theater. Robert Stack (AIRPLANE!, CADDYSHACK II) stars as Eddie Kenner, a US army operative sent to Tokyo to investigate the underhanded dealings of an ex-GI named Sandy Dawson (Robert Ryan, THE WILD BUNCH). Dawson has taken up robbing ammunition trains, and is also the kingpin of a local crime racket. Kenner must garner the criminal's trust without letting on his true intentions, and he is aided in his endeavor by Mariko (Shirley Yamaguchi), the wife of a dead American soldier.
| Features | Region (unknown) | | Keep Case | | Widescreen - 2.35 | | Audio:
| Dolby Digital 4.0 - English | | Mono - Spanish, French | | Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional |
| | Additional Release Material:
| Audio Commentary - Alain Silver and James Ursin |
| | Trailers:
| Original Theatrical Trailer | | Spanish Trailer |
| | Bonus Short - MovieTone News Clips (2) | | Additional Trailers - 1. Call Northside 777 | | 2. Laura | | 3. Panic in the Streets | | 4. The Street with no Name |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 3/15/2005 |
| Running Time: 102 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1955 | | Catalog ID: 2224862 | | UPC: 00024543148623 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"Directed by cult filmmaker Samuel Fuller in his brief big-studio period....[The film] benefits from CinemaScope Tokyo location footage from a time when few Hollywood productions got to shoot there." 06/17/2005 p.7EUncut
5 stars out of 5 -- "The mighty Sam Fuller's crackling Cinemascope gangster flick, a tale of betrayal in 1950s Tokyo....It looks beautiful..." 10/01/2007 p.131 Sight and Sound
"[T]remendous....There is a trace of Harry Lime in Ryan's character....This impression is reinforced by the violent finale..." 12/01/2007 p.102 |
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