Review of House of Bamboo (1955) by Dave R — 17 Feb 2009
I lived in japan for 7 years so i'm always keen to watch movies filmed there. here is tokyo nearly 50 years before I lived there - quite different.
In this movie a group of ex-u.s. army guys form a heist mob in post-war occupied japan. the u.s. army sends in an undercover man to take them down. the violence is quite graphic in this movie - one guy gets shot dead in a bathtub - but not gory (i.e. no blood).
It's a gangster/noir blend. I really enjoyed it. there aren't many movies of this type set in asia - there are plenty set in europe for some reason...
This review of House of Bamboo (1955) was written by Dave R on 17 Feb 2009.
House of Bamboo has generally received positive reviews.
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