Matsunaga (Mifune) is a young, low-level, yakuza boss of a small town. He is diagnosed with Tuberculosis while being treated for a gun shot wound to the hand, by Doctor Sanada (Shimura). Matsunaga's disease and descent towards death, reveals the pitfalls and isolation of the yakuza lifestyle. Sanada has a steadfast dedication to helping his
Continue reading ➞ Drunken Angel (醉いどれ天使) (Yoidore Tenshi) (1948)
quote Richard Hannay (Donat), a man visiting England from Canada, gets mixed up in international espionage. An adventure that sends him on the run through Scotland, in search of "The 39 Steps". Direction Hitchcock's films always stand out, in part due to his attention to camera placement, focus and the blocking of his characters in
A man has committed murder... Locked, trapped in a room, he recalls how he became a murderer. Le Jour Se Leve, also known as Daybreak, follows François (Gabin), a factory worker that has just committed murder. Locked in his apartment he both enters a standoff with the police as well as a flashback recounting how
William Powell plays the role of Nick Charles, a retired private detective turned lush. His rich wife, Nora, played by Myrna Loy, has inherited her late father's business and Nick has taken on the responsibility of running it and living in luxury. While at the lobby bar at the Ritz, Nick runs in to the
The illusion of love may survive the sight of a dingy bedroom, but inevitably one awakens. Jean Renoir's 1931 film, La Chienne, features Michel Simon as, Legrand, a lowly cashier with a hobby as a painter. Legrand is a man that initially appears introverted and shy. His meek personality is tied to his passionless marriage
