
Maiku Hama is a private detective working in Yokohama. Hama comes to the aid of a Taiwanese waiter named Yang and agrees to track down his missing brother. Through a series of double-crosses Hama gets embroiled in a gang war and a revenge plot between the two brothers.... (Full plot summary below)
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Maiku Hama is a private detective working in Yokohama. Hama comes to the aid of a Taiwanese waiter named Yang and agrees to track down his missing brother. Through a series of double-crosses Hama gets embroiled in a gang war and a revenge plot between the two brothers.
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| St@tic MultimediaSean Axmaker... a lively, witty tribute to American private eye films with a serious core. |
| User ReviewEspen BHomage to japanese and american filmsof the 50s and 60s brilliant fun |
| User ReviewCarter MI love this movie it is a great Japanese noir film that was made in the 90s it takes all the clichés from noir movies and put an entertaining Japanese twist on them, this movie is just fun to watch. |
| User ReviewGreg NI saw the write up on this in Shock Cinema Magazine (Issue 6) If I remember right. So when it arrived by mail I put it on the shelf saying when I get to it, little did I know that it was a Kino Video Release. And little did I know that it was a 5 star great film, 6 stars if I could. Its a Japanese film shot in Black & White (Shot in 1993) to give it that film noir look. Its suppose to be a spoof n the American Crime films of 1950-19660 time frame, and after all with a detective named Maiku Hama, how could it not be nothing but funny and interesting at the same time. Its not really a comedy and Director Kazio Hayashi has done a excellent job with this one. This is the first of a trilogy the other two being Stairway to a distant past and the Trap, which I will now order and review as soon as possible. This is a good film, not only for the comedy part but also for overall story. One other thing it has English Subtitles. Enjoy, and if you haven't seen a Kino Video yet you need to try them out and get there catalog, use a search engine just type Kino Video for some excellent world films. |
| User ReviewMitun PThe best way to describe this movie is "just plain cool". Oldskool film noir with a modern style. Very entertaining...now if only I could find the sequels somewhere. |
| User ReviewDustin RThe first in the series of Maiku Hama, private detective. Super homage to everything Japanese film, and film in general. Super boss. |
| User ReviewPaul CI defy anybody not to smile when Maiku's theme music kicks in. |
| User ReviewJason PNot incredible, but definately enjoyable. Although I tend to prefer Kurosawa movies, this was a cool departure. The plot was excellent and complex, and the actors and actresses were great. I especially liked the character of Hama, who could be a straight up brawler sometimes and a cool, laid-back, humorous character at other times. It's kind of frustrating that the ending was left to be continued, but hopefully the other movies can help clear up some plot questions left at the end. |
| User ReviewPhille Pwow, what a funky combo of film noir, French new wave (at least so I'm told), and the crossings of Japanese and Taiwanese cultures. Awesome, and an awesome soundtrack score to boot! |
| User ReviewRussell S(80/100) Goofy but stylish and enjoyable crime tale that plays on New Wave, film noir, and hard-boiled gangster movies. Although the backgrounds are obviously early 1990s Yokohama, there is a pleasant temporal ambiguity to the film from the black and white cinematography, to the 70s cop music theme, to the retro cars and locales. Doesn't take itself too seriously but seriously enough to compose each frame and set up some nice shots. On a personal note, I enjoyed the number of foreigners speaking Japanese in the movie. Easier to understand and amusing. |