House of Bamboo

House of Bamboo

Tokyo Post-War Underworld!

NR 1955 · 102 min · ★ 6.2 · Crime, Drama

Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals.

Directed by Samuel Fuller · Written by Harry Kleiner

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