Film Noir (2000)

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.

Cast (6)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Ryo Ishibashi

Yuji Hamazaki

Nene Otsuka

Kazuko - Yuji's wife

Ken Ogata

Client

Ken Mitsuishi

Kimio Komatsu

Sanshō Shinsui

Taxi Driver

Takashi Yamamoto

Yasushi Hasegawa

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