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House of Bamboo

House of Bamboo

Crime · Drama · 1955

Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals.

Movie details

House of Bamboo

“Tokyo Post-War Underworld!”

1955 Crime · Drama 1h 42m

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6.2 / 10

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Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Samuel Fuller

Written by

Harry Kleiner

Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

Sandy Dawson

Robert Stack

Robert Stack

Eddie Kenner

Yoshiko Yamaguchi

Yoshiko Yamaguchi

Mariko

Cameron Mitchell

Cameron Mitchell

Griff

Brad Dexter

Brad Dexter

Capt. Hanson

Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

Inspector Kito

Biff Elliot

Biff Elliot

Webber

Court is in session

Put House of Bamboo on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.