Police Officer (Keisatsukan)

1933 / 91min.(24fps), 121min.(18fps) / Silent / B&W / 1:1.33 / Shinko Kinema
DirectorF UCHIDA Tomu
CastF NAKANO Eiji, KOSUGI Isamu, MATSUMOTO Taisuke, MORI Shizuko
IntroductionF This masterpiece portrays a policeman on the trail of a robber, taking detailed account of his psychology and inner conflicts. The painstaking police procedures of stakeouts and fingerprint analysis offer a vibrant contrast to the heated gunfight at the end of the film. Taking as its backdrop the Omori Gang case, a real news item at the time, the film offers a pulsating picture of the highs and lows in the modern city of Tokyo through on-location filming.

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