House of Bamboo: Classic Japanese Crime Film Noir DVD | Masters of Cinema Collection | Perfect for Movie Nights & Film Enthusiasts

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"What about Japan? " asked Zanuck. "Would you like to shoot a picture there? " "Holy mackerel, Darryl, now you re talking! " When offered the opportunity to film an entire movie in Japan, (Fox would be the first major American studio to do so) Samuel Fuller jumped at the opportunity and the result is House of Bamboo, a lushly photographed, cold-as-ice film noir like no other. Japan, 1954. A military train is robbed of its cargo by a ruthless gang of professionals led by the sadistic, but brilliant, Sandy Dawson (the incomparable Robert Ryan). Weeks later, one of the thieves lies dying in a Tokyo hospital, shot by his own accomplices. Recently released convict Eddie Spanier (Robert Stack) arrives in Tokyo, and joins up with the gang, impressing Sandy so much he quickly becomes his "ichiban" (number one man), greatly displeasing the former favourite, Griff (Cameron Mitchell). But is Eddie all he seems? Also starring the beautiful Shirley Yamaguchi, House of Bamboo is a stunning, brutal masterpiece, featuring incredible widescreen photography by Joe MacDonald, and hard-boiled dialogue and action that is the Fuller trademark. SPECIAL BLU-RAY EDITION CONTAINS 1080p presentation on Blu-ray from Fox s 2K restoration. Original, uncompressed, monaural soundtrack Optional English SDH Audio commentary with Film Historians Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman Audio commentary with Film historians Alain Silver and James Ursini Fuller at Fox a video essay by David Cairns looking at Samuel Fuller s films produced for Twentieth Century Fox. Original theatrical trailer PLUS: A collector s booklet featuring an essay by film critic Richard Combs and the words of Samuel Fuller. PRESS "A masterpiece that pinpoints the sublime in Fuller's sensationalism and earns every inch of its widescreen real estate. " Time Out "A lean, hard-boiled, sharp detective thriller with just a light touch of Madame Butterfly. " New York Times

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"I hate it!" "Its so so." "It was great!" Sure, no great films could satisfy everybody's taste, but no other film is so controversial as Sam Fuller's HOUSE OF BAMBOO. Its a gang story. Its a melodrama. Its an action film. But was Fuller really needed to go to Japan to film all this? Could he just wrapp this thing up in the Fox studio at Hollywood? Truth is we are so grateful that Fuller went to a real location to shoot this. Because of that, the film is full of genuine dynamism due to the authenticity of cultural settings. From this film, we actually can sense fresh air of post war Japan in face to face.More importantly, ever graceful Japan is menacingly challenged by the brutal act of foreigners, in this case foreigners are the gang of ex-G.I. led by a crime lord Sandy Dawson, played by Robert Ryan. This conflict, beauty versus brutality, is heart of the cinema, and it is quite effectively presented. A strict code of honor and harshness of the manhood are sharply contrasted with the peaceful romance between Eddie Kenner, played by Robert Stack, and local girl Mariko, played by Shirley Yamaguch. This sociological contrast added considerble amount of poetic depth which is the hallmark of Fuller's major works.Moreover, wide screen color image is breathtakingly beautiful, so we cannot look away from the screen even for a second. Every scene is carefully composed and stylized. This powerful aspect of HOUSE OF BAMBOO is all doing of director Sam Fuller. He is brutal, greedy, active, and also quite romantic. Many fans would much prefer better received films such as PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET or FORTY GUNS but I prefer HOUSE OF BAMBOO to these films, because it is simply beautiful and dramatically stylish. This is the real Samuel Fuller's film.

House of Bamboo: Classic Japanese Crime Film Noir DVD | Masters of Cinema Collection | Perfect for Movie Nights & Film Enthusiasts

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