Noir Mondial- Chapter III: Cruel Gun Story ( Kenjū zankoku monogatari) (1964)

Rashmi & Zach move along the map in their Noir journey and find themselves back in Japan to unravel the amazing heist and aftermath of Takumi Furukawa's 1964 caper, CRUEL GUN STORY (Kenjū zankoku monogatari)! Tune in today to unpack all the glorious ways Furukawa blends together the various strands of noir in such an efficient way and how it stands in the grand gutter of Noir legacy. PLUS: Joe Shishido becomes the greatest meme of all time. To watch CRUEL GUN STORY, go to Criterion for Disc & Streaming Options Criterion Listing: https://www.criterion.com/films/2958-cruel-gun-story Disc (As part of the Eclipse series): https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/655-eclipse-series-17-nikkatsu-noir Streaming: https://www.criterionchannel.com/cruel-gun-story ----------- Our upcoming film, Le cercle rougue (1970) can be purchased here: https://www.criterion.com/films/628-le-cercle-rouge

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