Fourth film in the “Shôwa Zankyôden” series. This expression means duty, obligations, and rules obeyed by gangsters and outlaws in the pre-Shôwa era. Read More »
Crime
Love and Crime AKA Meiji · Taishô · Shôwa: Ryôki onna hanzai-shi (1969) Teruo Ishii, Sada Abe, Yukie Kagawa, Yoshi Katô
Discover 4 famous japanese murderers: Takahashi Oden, the last woman beheaded in Japan, Sada Abe Read More »
The Lawless (1950) Joseph Losey, Macdonald Carey, Gail Russell, Johnny Sands
Former big city newsman Larry Wilder is tired of fighting the powers that be Read More »
Here Comes Carter (1936) William Clemens, Ross Alexander, Glenda Farrell, Anne Nagel
Kent Carter is just a regular Joe who works at a movie studio and observes interesting behavior concerning actors. Read More »
Damn Citizen (1958) Robert Gordon, Keith Andes, Margaret Hayes, Lynn Bari
Based on a true story, this film tells of a police chief hired to wipe out corruption in the Louisiana State Police. Read More »
Peeper (1975) Peter Hyams, Michael Caine, Natalie Wood, Kitty Winn
In 1947, a smart-mouthed Brit working in L.A. as a private eye (or peeper) is on a case to find the long lost daughter Read More »
The Amateur (1981) Charles Jarrott, John Savage, Christopher Plummer, Marthe Keller
A researcher for the CIA who convinces his superiors to send him to the eastern bloc in order to avenge the murder Read More »
Angel Dust AKA Poussière d’ange (1987) Edouard Niermans, Bernard Giraudeau, Fanny Bastien, Fanny Cottençon
A tired and alcoholic police investigator has lost his wife to a hotel owner Read More »
The Murder Man (1935) Tim Whelan, Spencer Tracy, James Stewart, Virginia Bruce
Steve Grey, reporter for the Daily Star, has a habit of scooping all the other papers in town. Read More »
Rebus (1969) Nino Zanchin, Laurence Harvey, Ann-Margret, José Calvo
When an international casino crime ring is planning a big score at a fixed roulette game Read More »