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Satan’s Town 悪魔の街 (1956) Film Screening

Feb
12
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Humanities Quadrangle (HQ), L02
320 York Street, New Haven CT, 06511

Directed by Suzuki Seijun | 83m, Japan
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An early neo-noir B-movie classic by Japan’s cult master Suzuki Seijun. A notorious murderer Oba escapes from jail. Hayasaki, the Oba’s right hand, tries to get the money by manipulating the horse racing to send Oba to Hong Kong. But Oba has a plan to revenge the police officer who arrested him and to rob a bank again.
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This film is being screened in tandem with a talk on Suzuki by Will Carroll which will take place at 4:30pm on February 13.
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Supported by the Japan Foundation.