Not that there was ever any doubt, but Kurosawa doesn't necessarily need all the trappings of an epic period piece in order to tell a good story. Here we have a crime drama set in post-war Japan that's as engrossing and entertaining as they come. Compared to films like Seven...( read more)
Det. Murakami: Just give me a hint, help me find him.
It was nice to see a film by Akira Kurosawa that wasn't a period samurai film. While I love those movies as well, I greatly appreciated the fact that I can now see this director past the films he is most known for.
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a very good noir from kurosawa about a rookie homicide detective who has all kinds of trouble recovering his stolen gun. filmed pseudo documentary style in part with interesting views of postwar tokyo including actual black markets and a baseball game and scored with popular m...( read more)
A very young looking Toshiro Mifune plays a fresh young police officer who becomes increasingly obsessive when tracking down his stolen gun when it is used in a series of violent crimes. Kurosawa's low key detective thriller borrows heavily from contemporary noir, and uses that i...( read more)
Intense japanese post-war drama heavily inspired by the crudeness of american film-noir and, on a smaller degree, by the italian neorealism. Takashi Shimura and Toshiro Mifune are great as the veteran detective and his companion, respectively. There are some excellent moments of ...( read more)
I feel this movie had the potential to be a lot better given the plot. It felt somewhat tame for a crime thriller. Maybe because of the sweltering heat.
If Drunken Angel was the beginning of Akira Kurosawa?s proper career, this one was his first as a world class filmmaker. This seems (perhaps unconsciously) to be a companion to Drunken Angel. Both are set on the streets of Occupation-era Tokyo and both deal with its criminal un...( read more)
Pretty interesting to watch unfold. I liked it, but I would recommend Rashomon over it.
lo que me sorprende de Kurosawa es que nada en sus películas parece casual cada persona cada cosa cada elemento párese hacer parte de un perfecto tejido
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