Tokyo Joe

Tokyo Joe

Bogart rips the Jap underworld apart over a blonde in a Tokyo hot spot !

Directed by Stuart Heisler

Produced by Santana Pictures Corporation, Columbia Pictures

194988 min6.1 / 10

A post-war noir thriller about an American veteran caught between criminal syndicates and authorities in occupied Tokyo, driven by moral compromise and the impossibility of reclaiming the past.

An American veteran returns to Tokyo to try to pick up the threads of his pre-World War II life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the authorities.

Questions people ask

  • Is Tokyo Joe scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Tokyo Joe sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does Tokyo Joe end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Tokyo Joe easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Tokyo Joe violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

27/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity23

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise33

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Tokyo Joe

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Tokyo Joe

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Tokyo Joe, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Tokyo Joe, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Tokyo Joe, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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