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House of Bamboo (1955)

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Reviews Counted:6

Fresh:5

Rotten:1

Average Rating:6.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]

Starring: Robert Ryan, Robert Stack, Shirley Yamaguchi, Cameron Mitchell

Starring: Robert Ryan, Robert Stack, Shirley Yamaguchi, Cameron Mitchell, Brad Dexter, Sessue Hayakawa, Biff Elliot

Director: Samuel Fuller

Director: Samuel Fuller

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Derek Adams
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Fuller's masterful use of natural locations within the Cinemascope frame drives the film, especially the climactic shoot-out on a giant, spinning globe at a carnival.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson
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...the positives here outweigh the negatives...

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07/23/05
David Nusair
David Nusair
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The limits of the lengths to which dazzling camerawork and curled-lip noir bravado can make up for thoroughly ham-fisted dialogue are tested in Sam Fuller’s gangster picture

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06/09/05
Chris Barsanti
Chris Barsanti
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House of Bamboo has some of the most stunning examples of widescreen photography in the history of cinema.

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Fuller, as always, is resourceful and fresh.

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