Sam Fuller's (THE BIG RED ONE) 1955 crime noir thriller was the first American film made in Japan after WWII, and features stunning photography of a pre-modern Tokyo dominated by images of cherry blossoms and Kabuki theater. Robert Stack (AIRPLANE!, CADDYSHACK II) stars as Eddie Kenner, a US army operative sent to Tokyo to investigate the underhanded dealings of an ex-GI named Sandy Dawson (Robert Ryan, THE WILD BUNCH). Dawson has taken up robbing ammunition trains, and is also the kingpin of a local crime racket. Kenner must garner the criminal's trust without letting on his true intentions, and he is aided in his endeavor by Mariko (Shirley Yamaguchi), the wife of a dead American soldier.

DVD Features:

Region (unknown)
Keep Case
Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 4.0 - English
Mono - Spanish, French
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Alain Silver and James Ursin
Trailers:
Original Theatrical Trailer
Spanish Trailer
Bonus Short - MovieTone News Clips (2)
Additional Trailers - 1. Call Northside 777
2. Laura
3. Panic in the Streets
4. The Street with no Name

Robert Ryan: American Actor
Robert Stack: American Actor
Shirley Yamaguchi: 
Cameron Mitchell: American Film/TV Actor
Brad Dexter: American Actor/Producer
Sessue Hayakawa: Japanese Actor/Writer
Biff Elliot: American Actor\B-Films

Samuel Fuller: Prolific cult auteur

5 stars out of 5 -- "The mighty Sam Fuller's crackling Cinemascope gangster flick, a tale of betrayal in 1950s Tokyo....It looks beautiful..."
"[T]remendous....There is a trace of Harry Lime in Ryan's character....This impression is reinforced by the violent finale..."
"Directed by cult filmmaker Samuel Fuller in his brief big-studio period....[The film] benefits from CinemaScope Tokyo location footage from a time when few Hollywood productions got to shoot there."