Takashi Nomura

A Colt Is My Passport

A Colt Is My Passport

One of Japanese cinema’s supreme emulations of American noir, Takashi Nomura’s A Colt Is My Passport is a down-and-dirty but gorgeously photographed yakuza film starring Joe Shishido as a hard-boiled hit man caught between rival gangs. Featuring an incredible, spaghetti-western-style soundtrack and brimming with formal experimentation, this is Nikkatsu at its finest.

Film Info

  • Japan
  • 1967
  • 84 minutes
  • Black & White
  • 2.35:1
  • Japanese

Available In

Collector's Set

Eclipse Series 17: Nikkatsu Noir

Eclipse 17: Nikkatsu Noir

DVD Box Set

5 Discs

$55.96

A Colt Is My Passport
Cast
Joe Shishido
Shuji Kamimura
Chitose Kobayashi
Mina
Jerry Fujio
Shun Shiozaki
Shoki Fukae
Funaki
Zenji Yamada
Barge captain
Hideaki Esumi
Senzaki
Jun Hongo
Kaneko
Akio Miyabe
Miyoshi
Toyoko Takechi
Otatsu
Kojiro Kusanagi
Hitman
Ryotaro Sugi
Successor of Shimazu
Takamaru Sasaki
Otawara
Asao Uchida
Tsugawa
Credits
Director
Takashi Nomura
Producer
Takeo Yanagawa
Custom...
Shinji Fujiwara
Screenplay
Nubuo Yamada
Screenplay
Shuichi Nagahara
Cinematography
Shigeyoshi Mine
Production design
Toshiyuki Matsui
Editing
Akira Suzuki
Music
Harumi Ibe
Screenplay
Nobuo Yamada

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