Eclipse Series 17: Nikkatsu Noir (Criterion Collection) On DVD

Actor:       Jô Shishido, Chitose Kobayashi, Jerry Fujio, Shôki Fukae, Zenji Yamada
Director:   Koreyoshi Kurahara, Seijun Suzuki, Takashi Nomura, Takumi Furukawa, Toshio Masuda
Genre:      Foreign Video 
Year:         N/A
Studio:     Criterion Collection
Length:    442
Released: August 25, 2009
Rating:      Unrated (Video)
Format:     DVD
Misc:         Black & White
Language:Japanese
Subtitles  :English

DESCRIPTION:

From the mid-1950s to the early 1970s, wild, idiosyncratic crime movies were the brutal and boisterous business of Nikkatsu, the oldest film studion in Japan. In an effort to attract youthful audiences growing increasingly accustomed to American and French big-screen imports, Nikkatsu began producing action potboilers (mukokuseki akushun, or borderless action) modeled on the western, comedy, gangster, and teen-rebel genres. This bruised and bloody collection represents a standout cross section of the nimble nasties Nikkatsu had to offer, from such prominent, stylistically daring directors as Seijun Suzuki, Toshio Masuda, and Takashi Nomura.