Yakuza Gang War is at the height in North Kyushu Area in the summer of 1950 Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Condemned Women (1938) Lew Landers, Sally Eilers, Louis Hayward, Anne Shirley
Shoplifter Linda Wilson doesn’t care much for life inside or outside jail until Read More »
The Man from Abashiri Jail Strikes Again / Shin Abashiri Bangaichi (1968) Masahiro Makino, Ken Takakura, Tatsuya Mihashi, Hiroyuki Nagato
Former soldier, Suehiro Katsuji (Ken Takakura) fights violent gangs and powerful Chinese merchants during the post war period in Japan… Read More »
The Ape Man (1943) William Beaudine, Bela Lugosi, Louise Currie, Wallace Ford
Conducting weird scientific experiments, crazed Dr. James Brewster Read More »
Quei due (1935) Gennaro Righelli, Eduardo De Filippo, Peppino De Filippo, Assia Noris
Adventures of two provincial actors looking for anyway done with something to eat. Read More »
Gambler: Victory Without Death / Bakuchi-uchi: Fujimi no shôbu (1967) Shigehiro Ozawa, Hiromi Fujiyama, Kenjirô Ishiyama, Michiyo Kogure
Tsunetaro Asakura AKA “Dynamite Tsune” is a talented gambler, but not infallable. Read More »
Meet the Missus (1937)
Mrs. Emma Foster of Fosterboro, Ohio loves to enter contests – which she never wins Read More »
Razzia (2017) Nabil Ayouch, Maryam Touzani, Arieh Worthalter, Amine Ennaji
The streets of Casablanca provide the centerpiece for five separate narratives that all collide into one. Read More »
Games Gamblers Play (1974) Samuel Hui, Michael Hui, Betty Ting Pei
Michael Hui and his brother Sam play two fellows who meet in jail. Michael is a real conman and Sam has aspirations to be one. Read More »
The Last Message / Tian cai yu bai chi (1975) Michael Hui, Samuel Hui, Roy Chiao
Ah Tim (Michael Hui) is a handy man and Li (Samuel Hui) is a nurse in the Hang Seng Sanitarium. Read More »