House of Bamboo

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S R Saw it for the cast and for Japan. It had potential, but it was squandered on some cheap direction and short cuts. The ending scene was bizarre on the odd rotating contraption in the sky and the shoot out there. RUS. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/15/24 Full Review William F Good and rare colour 50s footage of Tokyo. Too bad that Sessue Hiyakawa didn't get more screentime. The movie is dated and loaded with cheap orientalism and sexualizing of Japanese women, but otherwise it's acting more like a giant postcard of the curiosities of Japan in the eyes of Westerners. The scenario I found solid, except for the first third when it really took too long to set in motion. The final third is of the greatest caliber. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/07/23 Full Review andrew b This film was shown on the movie channel several times. I never got to watch it in its entirety. I tried ordering it from Netflix discs to no avail. I went to E bay and was able to get a copy. A rarity. This is a great film for those interested in Japan 10 years after the war. Forget little things, look at the overall picture of a country that was at war and the aftermath of crime and daily life . Its a great film if you allow yourself to watch it as if you were in Tokyo in 1955. The actors are tough and great, the scenery is great. I've been to Japan 25 times and while there are great differences now, I can recall many things from this film alone. Its great. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/31/23 Full Review Audience Member "House of Bamboo" é sobretudo uma grande lição de cinema despretensioso e continuamente empolgante, como só Samuel Fuller conseguiria. O realizador que um dia disse que nenhum filme presta, a menos que nos deixe com tesão nos primeiros minutos, sabe perfeitamente de que maneira dispor as peças de "House of Bamboo" para que a nossa respiração passe rapidamente a ser sincronizada com o ritmo imparável desta história de gangsters. Juntando isso a todo um festival de cor apresentado em widescreen, ficamos com aquele que deve ser um dos mais incríveis e subestimados filmes de Samuel Fuller. Não há também como ignorar o facto das palavras "Breaking Point" serem escutadas por duas vezes, porque, mesmo sem isso, "House of Bamboo" pertenceria entre a primeira linha de suspeitos que influenciaram um tal filme de acção com surfistas ladrões e um polícia infiltrado que diz muitas vezes "Brah". É imperdível, com todas as letras. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Otro film clasico y uno de mis favoritos, energico y viril film de Samuel Fueller. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member I liked it, but I felt that there were some strange plot holes that kept me from really sinking my teeth into it. That said, the final scene was great (if silly) Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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