Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide. Underworld beauty is a film directed by seijun suzuki with michitaro mizushima, mari shiraki, shinsuke ashida, toru abe, year. Seijun suzuki changed his name from seitaro suzuki with this lurid crime film, one of over. Underworld beauty 1958, the earliest of suzukis films to see a u. The 1958 film bell book and candle is a romantic comedy about beatnik witches living in greenwich village, nyc. It marked suzukis first cinemascope film and was also the first to be credited to his.
Having been away for three years, miyamoto is the classically conflicted film noir hero. This is an alphabetical list of film articles or sections within articles about films. Underworld beauty is a pretty decent gangster film from seijun suzuki. Despite sharing many similarities in look and tone with american 40s film noirs, suzuki here opts for a more subtle approach, infused with black comedy and sweet irony. As this version would have it, even his most controversial directorial decisions were made in pursuit of entirely pragmatic narrative ends, and are. Since then, the suspects voice has remained lodged in her. Jan 28, 2016 first on the agenda is 1958s voice without a shadow starring hideaki nitani, yoko minamida, and jo shishido, under the direction of seijun suzuki. Underworld beauty is a 1958 japanese film directed by seijun suzuki.
Ankokugai no bijo beauty of the underworld underworld beauty photos view all photos 2 movie info. A rare noir is good to find international film noir, roxie. Seijun suzuki changed his name from seitaro suzuki with this lurid crime film, one of. Japan experienced a youth explosion, and its film studios, back in business after wartime idleness, churned out film after film appealing to this. Replete with film noir style, underworld beauty is one of suzukis best nods to the american gangster genre. In fact, what we get is a fullyformed female lead we see her in a wide range of situations. The 1957 monster movie the undead features ghosts performing a beatnik dance in a graveyard. See more ideas about film, classic movies and old movies. The actors are decent, but mari shiraki is a stand out as akiko. Blood wars its the fifth in the successful film franchise, her fourth as kickass vampire selene. Selene kate beckinsale, a vampire orphaned in the wake of a bloody lycan attack, works for the vampire clan as a trained killer. Jan, 2017 chase has been working with actress kate beckinsale, most recently on her us talkshow tour promoting her justopened movie underworld. Jun 12, 2009 underworld beauty also bears the hallmarks of what would become suzukis signature visual style, including his almost compulsive use of set elements as constricting framing devices within which to visually isolate his actors. The film was the directors first to be shot in widescreen, and he missed no opportunity to fill every inch of the.
Underworld is a series of action horror films dealing with a vampires and lycans werewolves. Kate beckinsale returns to star as vampiress selene, who wakes up after being in a cryogenically frozen state for 12 years. Under cover of night, vampires engage in an ageold battle with their sworn enemies, the lycans, a clan of violent werewolves. Underworld beauty ankokugai no bijo 1958 popmatters. The story is pretty straight forward as its about a member of the yakuza fresh from his prison sentence trying to make amends with an old friend who got crippled in a heist because of him. Underworld beauty was suzukis seventh film for nikkatsu. Hes down there in the muck to retrieve stolen diamonds that he hid away in a wall below the urban streets prior to his incarceration. Underworld is a 2003 action horror film directed by len wiseman and written by danny mcbride, based on a story by mcbride, kevin grevioux, and wiseman. Ishikawa, a newspaper journalist, unexpectedly meets asako, a woman who used to work for his company some time ago as a phone operator.
Underworld beauty 1958 changes the movie database tmdb. Released from prison, a gangster michitaro mizushima retrieves diamonds sought by fellow yakuza. It marked suzukis first cinemascope film and was also the first to be credited to his assumed name, seijun suzuki. Sweaty and more than a little bit sleazy, underworld beauty borrows. Az nmhh koronavirussal kapcsolatban kiadott kozlemenyevel osszhangban a videa. Jun 14, 2008 bijo to ekitai ningen, toho, 1958, 87 minutes director ishiro honda visual effects director eiji tsuburaya often woefully mistaken for a ripoff of irving s. The story is pretty straight forward as its about a member of the yakuza fresh from his prison. It tells the story of selene kate beckinsale, a vampire who works as a death dealer, killing the lycans who allegedly slaughtered her family. But while its not exploitational, this film is not exactly feminist either. The underworld films are amazing gothic horror action films that focus on a centurieslong war between vampires and lycans werewolves. The disc transfer is the tiniest bit soft, but that is absolutely no distraction.
And like the mcguffin around which the pulpy story revolves the diamonds, underworld beauty is every bit as beautiful. Another film involving beatnik culture is roger cormans 1959 black comedy a bucket of blood, written by charles b. The film centers on the secret history of vampires and lycans an abbreviated form of lycanthrope, which means werewolf. Beauty of the underworld 1958 released from prison, a gangster michitaro mizushima retrieves. His third film and first yakuza action movie, satans town, linked him inexorably to the genre. Seijun suzuki changed his name from seitaro suzuki with this lurid crime film, one of over two dozen he directed before moving into the big leagues with kanto mushuki 1963. Underworld beauty, ankokugai no bijo is a 1958 japanese film directed by seijun suzuki. Mari shiraki rajo to kenju stars as a gangsters girlfriend who is pushed into joining his diamondsmuggling operation. Pages in category underworld film seriesthe following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. Ankokugai no bijo beauty of the underworld underworld.
Three years ago, she accidentally heard the voice of a suspect who committed a stillunresolved homicide. Underworld beauty 1958 underworld beauty 1958 user. The fourth entry in this profitable bmovie series helpfully brings its. Filmed in black and white cinemascope, underworld beauty opens with former convict miyamoto michitaro mizushima making his way through the dank tokyo sewers.
A tokyo newspaper reporter goes after the japanese king of cocaine trafficking but hes tricked by a woman who works for the gangster and gets framed for a murder he didnt commit. Beauty of the underworld 1958 released from prison, a gangster michitaro mizushima retrieves diamonds sought by fellow yakuza. Underworld beauty 1958 marked his first cinemascope film and was also the first to be credited to his pseudonym seijun suzuki. Underworld beauty 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. When he returns to his haunt to make good by friend who took a bullet for him, he is diverted by the greedy boss oyane and his insatiable taste for miyamotos precious stones. As a film buff with a love for classic japanese cinema, there are few things i enjoy more than the chance to see a recently unearthed film from a favorite director.
When the lycans take a mysterious interest in michael corvin scott speedman, an exceptional mortal doctor, selene struggles to save him. Underworld beauty 1958 letterboxd your life in film. With yoko minamida, hideaki nitani, nobuo kaneko, toshio takahara. Ankokugai no bijo beauty of the underworld underworld beauty. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. Selene kate beckinsale fends off brutal attacks from both the lycan clan and the vampire faction that betrayed her. Directed by seijun suzuki, this compellingly hip japanese crime film exudes raw energy and sparkles with. Download ankokugai no bijo underworld beauty subtitles. Both films seem to exist neither in the past nor in their present, but some amalgam of the two completely of suzukis own design. Burns, you think movies were sexier when people kept their clothes on, then this ones up your alley. Underworld beauty 1958, seijun suzuki wonders in the dark. This boxed set includes the first four films in the franchise, of which my favorites are the first underworld and the prequel underworld. Underworld is a series of action horror films created by len wiseman, kevin grevioux, and danny mcbride. Akira kobayashi stars as a young hoodlum who tries to go straight after falling in love with his social worker.
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