The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 52 – Nikkatsu Noir [Part 1]

The Eclipse Viewer – CriterionCast

English - February 01, 2017 13:00 - 96.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
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Previous Episode: The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 51 – The Documentaries of Louis Malle [Part 3]

Next Episode: The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 53 – Nikkatsu Noir [Part 2]

David and Trevor join forces with Pablo Knote for a quick hit on Japanese gangster films of the 50s and 60s.

This podcast focuses on Criterion’s Eclipse Series of DVDs. Hosts David Blakeslee and Trevor Berrett give an overview of each box and offer their perspectives on the unique treasures they find inside. In this first episode of a two-part series, David and Trevor are joined by Pablo Knote to discuss three films (I am Waiting, Rusty Knife and Take Aim at the Police Van) from Eclipse Series 17: Nikkatsu Noir.

About the films:

From the late 1950s through the sixties, wild, idiosyncratic crime movies were the brutal and boisterous business of Nikkatsu, the oldest film studio in Japan. In an effort to attract youthful audiences growing increasingly accustomed to American and French big-screen imports, Nikkatsu began producing action potboilers (mukokuseki akushun, or “borderless action”) that incorporated elements of the western, comedy, gangster, and teen-rebel genres. This bruised and bloody collection represents a standout cross section of what Nikkatsu had to offer, from such prominent, stylistically daring directors as Seijun Suzuki, Toshio Masuda, and Takashi Nomura.

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Episode Links
Nikkatsu Studio

Official Site / “About Us”
A Beginner’s Guide to Japanese Noir

Box Set Reviews

AV Club
Cineaste
Deep Focus
DVD Savant
DVD Talk
PopDose
PopMatters
Seanax
Slant

I am Waiting

David’s Journey Through the Eclipse Series review
Criterion Confessions
Edinburgh Film Guild
J-Film PowWow
Japanese Culture Reflections
Mondo 70
Screen Anarchy
Streamline (FilmStruck)

Rusty Knife

David’s Journey Through the Eclipse Series review
CineSlice
Criterion Confessions
J-Film PowWow
Japanese Culture Reflections
Mondo 70
Screen Anarchy
Unseen Films

Take Aim at the Police Van

David’s Journey Through the Eclipse Series review
Criterion Confessions
Infini-Tropolis
J-Film PowWow
Mondo 70
Movies in the City
Screen Anarchy
VCinema

Pablo’s Must-Read Recommendations