Cruel Gun Story

Cruel Gun Story (拳銃残酷物語, Kenjū zankoku monogatari) is a 1964 Japanese action film directed by Takumi Furukawa.[1][2][3]

Cruel Gun Story
Directed byTakumi Furukawa
StarringJoe Shishido
Chieko Matsubara
Release date
  • 1 February 1964 (1964-02-01)
Running time
87 min
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

This film was made available in North America when Janus Films released a special set of Nikkatsu studio's Noir films as part of The Criterion Collection, also including I Am Waiting, Rusty Knife, Take Aim at the Police Van, and A Colt Is My Passport.[4]

Cast

Plot

A wealthy Yakuza boss has arranged for the early prison release of Togawa, played by Joe Shishido, who has been serving time for having taken revenge on the man whose reckless driving has consigned his sister, Rei, to a wheelchair. Togawa has no chance to go straight as he is immediately coerced by the mob boss into organizing the hijacking of an armored car carrying 127 million yen in racetrack proceeds. The crime boss promises Togawa a cut which will allow Togawa to pay for surgery to help his sister to walk. After assembling a ragtag crew to undertake the robbery, Togawa must now pull off the hijacking and navigate through unanticipated developments and a series of double crosses arising from all sides.

References
  1. 日活アクションの華麗な世界：1954-1971 第十五章暴力と感傷の融合-宍戸錠、ハードボイルドの深みへ p.372-406 ハードボイルドの核心へ向って-「地獄の祭典」「拳銃残酷物語」他 ISBN 4624710878
  2. "拳銃残酷物語". Nikkatsu.com. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. "拳銃残酷物語". Kinenote.com. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  4. "Eclipse Series 17: Nikkatsu Noir". Criterion.com. Retrieved 21 December 2021.


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