House of Bamboo
Tokyo Post-War Underworld!
A tense post-war crime thriller set in occupied Tokyo, built on undercover infiltration and moral ambiguity between duty and loyalty.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Robert Ryan
Sandy Dawson
Robert Stack
Eddie Kenner
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Mariko
Cameron Mitchell
Griff
Brad Dexter
Capt. Hanson
Sessue Hayakawa
Inspector Kito
Biff Elliot
Webber
Sandro Giglio
Ceram
Elko Hanabusa
Japanese Screaming Woman
John Doucette
Skipper (uncredited)
DeForest Kelley
Charlie (uncredited)
Harry Carey, Jr.
John (uncredited)
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Same mood
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Go darker
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Hidden gem
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
