Crime Movies

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Movie Name
Country
Release Year
Lumberjack the Monster
Japan
2023
Takashi Miike (Director) Kazuya Kamenashi Nanao Riho Yoshioka Kiyohiko Shibukawa Shota Sometani Shido Nakamura Keisuke Horibe Hiroyoshi Koiwai (Writer) Nobuyasu Kita (Cinematographer) Koji Endo (Soundtrack)
Lacks any noteworthy features (Friday, June 7, 2024)
Okinawa Yakuza War
Japan
1976
Sadao Nakajima (Director) Toei Company (Production Company) Hiroki Matsukata Sonny Chiba Tsunehiko Watase Mikio Narita Tatsuo Umemiya Hideo Murota Isao Bitō Kōji Takada (Writer) Fumio Kōnami (Writer) Shigeru Akatsuka (Cinematographer) Kenjiro Hirose (Soundtrack)
A strong but predictable Yakuza film (Sunday, April 21, 2024)
On the Job
Philippines
2013
Erik Matti (Director, Writer) Joel Torre Piolo Pascual Gerald Anderson Angel Aquino Joey Marquez Shaina Magdayao Michael De Mesa Leo Martinez Rayver Cruz Empress Schuck Michiko Yamamoto (Writer) Francis Ricardo Buhay III (Cinematographer) Erwin Romulo (Soundtrack)
A taut thriller documenting systemic corruption (Friday, April 5, 2024)
Roaring Fire
Japan
1981
Norifumi Suzuki (Director, Writer) Toei Company (Production Company) Hiroyuki Sanada Sonny Chiba Etsuko Shiomi Mikio Narita Larry Shreve Toshiaki Minami Tatsuo Endō Masashi Ishibashi Hiroshi Tanaka Shinsuke Inoue (Writer)
Tons of fun (Tuesday, February 27, 2024)
Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss
Japan
1970
Yasuharu Hasebe (Director) Nikkatsu Corporation (Production Company) Akiko Wada Meiko Kaji Tatsuya Fuji Yosui Inoue Ken Sanders Hanako Tokachi Kōji Wada Bunjaku Han Gorō Mutsumi Hideichi Nagahara (Writer) Muneo Ueda (Cinematographer) Kunihiko Suzuki (Soundtrack)
Fairly lightweight but ticks along (Sunday, December 15, 2024)
The Black Rose
Hong Kong
1965
Chor Yuen (Director) Patrick Tse Nam Hung Connie Chan Po-Chu Lee Pang-Fei Yeung Yip-Wang Chow Gat Fung Ging-Man Little Unicorn Lau Kar-Wing Chan Siu-Pang Tang Chia Lau Kar-Leung Ho Bik-Kin (Writer) Chan Kon (Cinematographer) Yue Lun (Soundtrack)
Mainly of historical interest (Sunday, May 5, 2024)
The Element of Crime
Denmark
1984
Lars Von Trier (Director, Actor, Writer) Michael Elphick Esmond Knight Me Me Lai Jerold Wells Ahmed El Shenawi Janos Hersko Stig Larsson Niels Vørsel (Writer) Tom Elling (Cinematographer) Bo Holten (Soundtrack)
Fascinating and frustrating (Wednesday, November 22, 2023)
The Missing Gun
China
2002
Lu Chuan (Director, Writer) Jiang Wen Wu Yujuan Ning Jing Shi Liang Liu Xiaoning Pan Yong Xie Zheng-Yu (Cinematographer) Fei Ling (Soundtrack)
Superlative cinema (Sunday, January 14, 2024)
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
Japan
1994
Kaizo Hayashi (Director, Writer) Masatoshi Nagase Shirō Sano Kiyotaka Nanbara Yang Haitin Hou Te-chien Akaji Maro Shinya Tsukamoto Jō Shishido Haruko Wanibuchi Daisuke Tengan (Writer) Yûichi Nagata (Cinematographer) Yôko Kumagai (Soundtrack) Hidehiko Urayama (Soundtrack)
Smart, stylish and funny (Monday, January 1, 2024)
The Stairway to the Distant Past
Japan
1995
Kaizo Hayashi (Director, Writer) Masatoshi Nagase Haruko Wanibuchi Eiji Okada Mika Ohmine Shirō Sano Kiyotaka Nanbara Tetta Sugimoto Shinya Tsukamoto Jō Shishido Akaji Maro Kazuko Shirakawa Yoichi Sai Daisuke Tengan (Writer) Yûichi Nagata (Cinematographer) Yôko Kumagai (Soundtrack) Hidehiko Urayama (Soundtrack)
Dazzling (Monday, January 1, 2024)