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House of Bamboo (1955)

01/07/1955 (US)Crime, Drama1h 42m
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Tokyo Post-War Underworld!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Robert Ryan

      Robert Ryan

      Sandy Dawson

    2. Robert Stack

      Robert Stack

      Eddie Kenner

    3. Yoshiko Yamaguchi

      Yoshiko Yamaguchi

      Mariko

    4. Cameron Mitchell

      Cameron Mitchell

      Griff

    5. Brad Dexter

      Brad Dexter

      Capt. Hanson

    6. Sessue Hayakawa

      Sessue Hayakawa

      Inspector Kito

    7. Biff Elliot

      Biff Elliot

      Webber

    8. Sandro Giglio

      Sandro Giglio

      Ceram

    9. Elko Hanabusa

      Japanese Screaming Woman

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    6.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Nov 14, 2023

    When a man is mysteriously murdered in Tokyo, the US Army plants it's streetwise investigator "Eddie" (Robert Stack) into the city with a mission to inveigle himself into a gang of petty American racketeers. It's quite easy for him get their attention, but securing the trust of "Sandy" (Robert Ryan) isn't so straightforward, especially as his sidekick "Griff" (Cameron Mitchell) is both wary and jealous of this new addition to their numbers. As this gang start to become more ambitious with their criminal activities , "Eddie" finds his position becoming more and more perilous. Can he survive the...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$1,380,000.00

    Revenue$1,700,000.00

    Keywords

    • japan
    • post war japan