Black Line

Year: 1960

Runtime: 80 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Teruo Ishii

Crime

Freelance reporter “Scoop” Machida hunts the Black Line prostitution ring, but is framed for a murder. To prove his innocence he dives into a corrupt underworld of drugs, prostitution and murder, aided by Maya, a gambler who knows the nightclubs. Ishii’s noir uses black‑and‑white photography, a jazzy score and a script co‑written with Ichirô Miyagawa.

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