Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards (Tantei jimusho 23: Kutabare akuto-domo) (1963)
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Japanese director Seijun Suzuki solidified his growing cult following with this offbeat adaptation of Haruhiko Ooyabu's crime novel. Jo Shishido stars as Det. Tajima, a smug investigator who nabs a pair of criminal gangs with flamboyant aplomb while the police remain baffled. Suzuki treats the… More Japanese director Seijun Suzuki solidified his growing cult following with this offbeat adaptation of Haruhiko Ooyabu's crime novel. Jo Shishido stars as Det. Tajima, a smug investigator who nabs a pair of criminal gangs with flamboyant aplomb while the police remain baffled. Suzuki treats the rather hoary plotline as an excuse for dark-humored camp, and young audiences were delighted with his irreverent approach, which made him one of the few distinctive names in the '60s assembly-line of Nikkatsu Studios. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
- Directed By
- Seijun Suzuki
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 27, 1963 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Sean Axmaker, Parallax View
[Seijun] Suzuki directs it all with tongue-in-cheek attitude, not so much making fun of it as making it fun...
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
The movie is still fun today, but it definitely has lost some of its original bite.
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