Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Criterion Eclipse)
A jazz-obsessed Tokyo youth living in a bombed out church crosses paths with a black American GI accused of murder. Held at gun point by a machine gun and unable to communicate, the two wrestle for control of the situation. Both the Japanese and American military police make occasional visits in search of the fugitive. His naive image of American black musicians is soon destroyed by the cruel acts of his hostage taker. However, over time he starts feeling empathy for the man and tries to help him. They are chased across crumbling landscapes littered with trash and pollution. Eventually cornered, they improvise a last minute escape attempt which is completely unexpected. Another bizarre, frenetic film from the much-overlooked Kurahara, with a relentless soundtrack by Max Roach.
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