1. House of Bamboo - Rotten Tomatoes
In post-World War II Tokyo, Eddie Kenner (Robert Stack) is on a US Army special assignment to investigate a murderous clique led by ex-soldier Sandy Dawson ( ...
In post-World War II Tokyo, Eddie Kenner (Robert Stack) is on a U.S. Army special assignment to investigate a murderous clique led by ex-soldier Sandy Dawson (Robert Ryan). Kenner ingratiates himself with Dawson and his inner circle, gaining their trust while starting a relationship with Mariko (Shirley Yamaguchi), the wife of a murdered gang member. But the sinister Dawson suspects there's a traitor among them when the police are tipped off about a planned robbery.
2. House of Bamboo (1955) - Turner Classic Movies - TCM
An Army investigator infiltrates a Tokyo crime syndicate to solve a colleague's murder.
3. House of Bamboo (1955) - the ghost of 82 - WordPress.com
Nov 29, 2021 · The film is quite bizarre otherwise, featuring an American gang of ex-servicemen who seemingly speak no Japanese, in charge of the Tokyo underworld.
One of the attractions of film for me is the the way it freezes time and place, a time capsule, in effect. Curiously this even works for science fiction films and their visions of the future; Kubri…
4. House of Bamboo | Cinema St Louis
Sep 21, 2022 · Director Samuel Fuller's Japan-set 1955 crime thriller, House of Bamboo, opens with some gorgeous widescreen images of a smoke-belching locomotive chugging ...
Sometimes it takes a beat or two for great films to reveal themselves. Director Samuel Fuller’s Japan-set 1955 crime thriller, House of Bamboo, opens with some gorgeous widescreen images of a smoke-belching locomotive chugging through a wintery landscape. The train abruptly crawls to a stop – there’s a broken farmer’s cart on the tracks – in a shot that permits Mount Fuji’s breathtaking snow-draped slopes to loom conspicuously in the background. The hobbled cart is simply a ruse, and in a matter of seconds, a brief delay turns into a vicious, meticulously planned cargo hijacking.
5. House of Bamboo (1955) directed by Samuel Fuller • Reviews, film + cast
House of Bamboo is a film about a white detective trying to take down a group of white criminals in post-war Japan.
Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals.
6. House of Bamboo (1955) - Apocalypse Later Film Reviews
Jan 13, 2019 · It's a gang that's run out of a pachinko parlour by Robert Ryan. In each picture, the gang commits a murder in a club and the authorities send a man undercover.
Director: Samuel Fuller Writer: Harry Kleiner with additional dialogue by Samuel Fuller Stars: Robert Ryan, Robert Stack, Shirley Yamaguchi and Cameron Mitchell
7. House of Bamboo (1955) - Projected Figures
Dec 26, 2021 · Sam Fuller's Cinemascope feature relocates hard-boiled noir to Tokyo, to explore the shifting post-war relationship between American and Japan.
Sam Fuller's HOUSE OF BAMBOO relocates hard-boiled noir to Tokyo, to explore the shifting post-war relationship between American and Japan
8. House Of Bamboo (1955) - Old Time Review
Oct 27, 2019 · House Of Bamboo (1955) ... House of Bamboo is a 1955 film noir by director Samuel Fuller. The film opens with narration detailing filming ...
Jane Grandle reviews the 1955 film 'House Of Bamboo', directed by Samual Fuller and starring Robert Ryan, Robert Stack and Shirley Yamaguchi.