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Kuro no tesuto kâ

Kuro no tesuto kâ

1962Movie⏱️ 1h 35mNot Rated
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
7.1
IMDB Rating
738 votes

Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car each is about to launch.

Director
Yasuzô Masumura
Writers
Toshiyuki Kajiyama, Kazuo Funahashi, Yoshihiro Ishimatsu
Stars
Jirô Tamiya, Junko Kanô, Eiji Funakoshi
Release Date
July 1, 1962
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
💬 6
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Jirô Tamiya
Jirô Tamiya
as Yutaka Asahina
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Junko Kanô
as Masako Usami
Eiji Funakoshi
Eiji Funakoshi
as Kimio Hiraki
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Hideo Takamatsu
as Toru Onoda
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Yôsuke Takemura
Kichijirô Ueda
Kichijirô Ueda
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Bontarô Miake
Ichirô Sugai
Ichirô Sugai
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Michiko Ono
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Kenji Ôyama

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Color
Black and White
Production
Daiei Studios

🏷️ Keywords

carveteranneo noirwhiskeytrain

🎯 Categories

JapaneseCrimeDramaMysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

gangster film without regular gangsters
by christopher-underwood2020-10-07
8/10

"Solid, noirish gangster film without regular gangsters. This is industrial espionage within the motor industry in Japan and as someone mentions during one heated exchange, they are acting more like the yakuza. Rough and tough with sex thrown into the mix, this is a most jaundiced view of Japanese business practices and moreover some part of the society at large. Director Yasuzo Masumura made some sixty films including the immaculate Irezumi (1966) and the delirious Blind Beast (1968). He has a great visual awareness and a confidence that make his films instantly recognisable as here with stark..."

💡 Did You Know?

KURO series. #1 of 11 films.

📖 Synopsis

Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car each is about to launch.