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Yofukashi no Uta – 4 [Isn’t This a Tight Squeeze?]
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The Golden Bat (黄金バット, Hajime Sato, 1966)
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Samurai Wolf (牙狼之介, Hideo Gosha, 1966)
A wandering samurai squares off against a corrupt postmaster in Hideo Gosha’s uncharacteristically aventgarde chambara.
Green Rain (草雨 / 초우, Chung Jin-woo, 1966)
The false promises of the post-war era are brought home to two romantic youths dreaming of an illusionary future in Chung Jin-woo’s anti-romantic melodrama.
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A gang of petty criminals get in over their heads while working with the yakuza in Sadao Nakajima’s ironic crime movie.
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Tokyo Drifter (東京流れ者, Seijun Suzuki, 1966)
A recently released yakuza attempts to join the new society by going straight but finds his efforts frustrated by upstart gangsters in Seijun Suzuki’s postmodern noir.
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A pleasant Kaiju film that continues to emphasize the imaginary dynamic of us (i.e. societal harmony) against them (i.e. the Otherness that threatens it)
Hit and Run (ひき逃げ, Mikio Naruse, 1966)
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The Great White Tower (白い巨塔, Satsuo Yamamoto, 1966)
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