Synopsis:
A young pick-pocket meets a sheltered teenage girl at an art museum while trying to lift her wallet. He falls in love with her and lures her to deserted strip of beach where he pretends his stolen motorbike has broken down and they are stranded. An unlikely romance follows.Read More »
Yasuzô Masumura
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Yasuzô Masumura – Eden no sono AKA The Garden of Eden (1980)
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Yasuzô Masumura – Kuro no tesuto kaa AKA Black Test Car (1962)
1961-1970CrimeJapanThrillerYasuzô MasumuraSynopsis:
Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car each is about to launch.Review:
Yasuzo Masumura’s 1962 spy thriller Black Test Car pits rival agencies against each other in an escalating game of theft, deceit, and sabotage. And no, the title isn’t a mistranslation. The movie opens with the Tiger corporation suffering through a disastrous test run for its latest sports-car model, the Pioneer.Read More » -
Yasuzô Masumura – Heitai yakuza AKA Hoodlum Soldier (1965)
1961-1970ActionJapanWarYasuzô MasumuraA young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in Manchuria. He joins with a dim-witted former gangster in an effort to desert by stealing a train.Read More »