Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards

Pulpy fun with an excellent score and atmosphere. The story unravels at points, and the climax in the basement is not really satisfying. There are enough quirky moments (like a really inspired song and dance number) that make it a worthwhile watch.

Endorsed by Pepsi Cola.

Works on distinct levels of noir yakuza-geki, manic comedy and madcap farce, all at once, and it has one of the best film titles ever. One of the characters even has a dance intro!! A riotous blast of cynicism and fun from the King of the Ridiculous.

It's almost indescribable (like most Suzuki films), but this takes elements of James Bond and the Keystone Kops for a wild turf war between yakuza clans. It's campy fun even if the story is pretty basic, possibly helped by the disco-jazz soundtrack; unfortunately, there's nothing specific that makes it any more memorable than others in the genre. Most surprising moment: the gangster sing-along cabaret.

it's my bad that i was expecting 'branded to kill' and this was clearly something else

a japanese movie very much like a usa movie in the 60is..... did put me off! somehow does not fit to the way asian movies are usually made and i love about them.

Em honra de Tamio Kawaji (1938 - 2018) filme #1. Foi definitivamente com Seijun Suzuki que o cinema japonês começou a ficar mucho loco. DVDRip no MakingOff.

It's slightly less strange than other Seijun Suzuki films, but the weird Japanese-version-of-Tom-Cruise-ness of Jo Shishido's particular brand of overacting and the extremely brisk pace of this film makes it extremely entertaining. Not enough weird imagery for me, though.

The last twenty minutes straight up own.