The Crimson Kimono

The Crimson Kimono (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
82 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1959 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Samuel Fuller

Written By:
Samuel Fuller

Actors:
Victoria Shaw ..... Christine Downs
Glenn Corbett ..... Det. Sgt. Charlie Bancroft
James Shigeta ..... Det. Joe Kojaku
Anna Lee ..... Mac
Paul Dubov ..... Casale
Jaclynne Greene ..... Roma
Neyle Morrow ..... Hansel
Gloria Pall ..... Sugar Torch
Pat Silver ..... Mother
George Yoshinaga ..... Willy Hidaka
Kaye Elhardt ..... Nun
Aya Oyama ..... Sister Gertrude
George Okamura ..... Charlie, karate teacher
Ryosho S. Sogabe ..... Priest
Bob Okazaki ..... George Yoshinaga

Synopsis:

Crimson Kimono stars Glenn Corbett and James Shigeta as Korean War army buddies, working side by side with the LA homicide squad. When stripper Gloria Pall is murdered, Corbett and Shigeta are sent to investigate. Both are smitten by the lovely Victoria Shaw, who is implicated in the crime. Corbett becomes jealous of Shigeta, who is deeply hurt, feeling that Corbett's animosity is borne of racism. Their friendship, and the central romance, is resolved after the detectives bring the murderer to heel in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo. Samuel Fuller's love of oriental exotica is never more pronounced than in the climactic sequences, staged before the backdrop of the Japanese New Year celebration.

When a masked killer shoots Sugar Torch, a Los Angeles stripper, in the neck, homicide detectives Charlie Bancroft and Joe Kojaku, who happen to be roommates, investigate. A variety of clues, including a painting with a bullet hole in it, lead them to some interesting characters in L.A.'s Little Tokyo and to attractive artist Chris Downs. As the case builds to a climax, Charlie and Joe's partnership is threatened by an interracial love triangle...

Classic, hard-to-find Sam Fuller pic is intriguing noir about two detective partners, one caucasian and one Japanese, who try to solve a complicated murder case. Unfortunately, trouble arises when along the way, both of them fall in love with the key witness!

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 20 July, 2011.

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