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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 theatre. Robert Sam Fuller's 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 theatre. Robert Stack stars as Eddie Kenner, a US army operative sent to Tokyo to investigate the underhanded dealings of an ex-GI named Sandy Dawson. 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 endeavour by Mariko, the wife of a dead American soldier.Product Identifiers
EAN5055201800992
eBay Product ID (ePID)61786432
Product Key Features
ActorBrad Dexter, Robert Stack, Robert Ryan, Shirley Yamaguchi, Cameron Mitchell
Film/TV TitleHouse of Bamboo
DirectorSamuel Fuller
LanguageEnglish
Run Time98 Mins
Aspect Ratio2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen
FormatDVD
Release Year2007
FeaturesWidescreen
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
CertificatePG
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
ReviewsUSA Today - Directed by cult filmmaker Samuel Fuller in his brief big-studio period....[The film] benefits from CinemaScope Tokyo location footage from a time when few Hollywood productions got to shoot there
Additional InformationSam 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 theatre. 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 endeavour by Mariko (Shirley Yamaguchi), the wife of a dead American soldier.
ScreenwriterHarry Kleiner, Samuel Fuller
Sound sourceStereo
Movie/TV TitleHouse Of Bamboo
Consumer AdviceContains moderate violence