Rusty Knife (錆びたナイフ, Sabita naifu) is a 1958 action Japanese film directed by Toshio Masuda.[2] Rusty Knife was part of the Nikkatsu film studio's wave of Japanese noir films, made in order to compete with popular American and French films at the Japanese box office.[3] The film became more widely available outside Japan only when Janus Films released a special set of Nikkatsu noir films on DVD, as part of the Criterion Collection.[4] The other films in the set are A Colt Is My Passport, Take Aim at the Police Van, Cruel Gun Story, and I Am Waiting.
Rusty Knife | |
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Directed by | Toshio Masuda |
Written by | Shintaro Ishihara |
Produced by | Nikkatsu, Takiko Mizunoe |
Starring | Yujiro Ishihara |
Cinematography | Kurataro Takamura |
Edited by | Masanori Tsujii |
Music by | Masaru Sato |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Yukihiko Tachibana is an ex-convict trying to begin a new life after he is released from prison. Unable to forget the rape and consequent suicide of his girlfriend, he seeks revenge against a crime syndicate while resisting the urge to kill again. Meanwhile, the district attorney Karita and his men try to build a case against the same syndicate.[5][6]