Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on August 16, 2016

Rusty Knife (Sabita naifu) Directed by Toshio Masuda Written by Shintaro Ishiharo and Toshio Masuda 1958/Japan Nikkatsu First viewing/Hulu This is a gritty Japanese noir with more graphic violence that we would have seen on US screens at the time. The authorities have been unable to pin anything   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on February 8, 2013

Rusty Knife was the first smash for director Toshio Masuda, who would go on to become one of Japanese cinema’s major hit makers. Top Nikkatsu stars Yujiro Ishihara and Akira Kobayashi play former hoodlums trying to go straight, but when the authorities come looking for their help the pair realize t   read more