Cash Calls Hell

And it be answering

Japanese noir that looks stunning in this new restoration, highlighting every moody shadow and stylish camera angle. It’s a gritty, fast-paced thriller that is essential viewing for fans of international crime cinema.

Film Movement

A notable movie presented in a high-quality package with fantastic artwork and features.

A Japanese film noir to rank amongst the American classics

Not gonna lie, bought this entirely off the back of that gorgeous slipcover and it ended up being an incredible purchase! Excellent extras on this which really help place the film in a wider historical context. A Japanese film noir to rank amongst the American classics. Industrial. Jazzy. Snowy. Seedy. Deadly. And against all the odds of an ill-fated, in-over-his-head situation, where the promise of multiple lives is ruined in an instant, a soulful protagonist looking for redemption, finds hope. Black-and-white photography as stark as the genre demands, and as artful as its French New Wave influence suggests, there are some indelible frames and close-ups strung throughout this fleet footed crime caper that memorably moves through backstreet brothels, rail stations, scrapyards—and in the standout suspense sequence of the whole film, a water processing plant. A top tier neo-noir that’s a powerfully performed, emotionally involving blend of old Hollywood and the evolving new genre style that began in the ‘60s.