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REVIEW: The Black Report (1963)

April 4, 2022 Grant Watson

A corporate boss lies dead in his own home, bludgeoned to death with a bronze urn. Court-appointed prosecutor Akira Kido (Ken Utsui) thinks he has the killer, the method, and the motive all worked out – all he has to … Continue reading REVIEW: The Black Report (1963)

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REVIEW: Black Test Car (1962)

September 1, 2019 Grant Watson

Two rival car manufacturers are in a race to release their new sports cars. When the Tiger company’s test vehicle crashes, photographers paid for by the rival Yamato corporation are there to shoot the accident and leak it to the … Continue reading REVIEW: Black Test Car (1962)

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REVIEW: Giants and Toys (1958)

July 12, 2017March 29, 2022 Grant Watson

Three Japanese candy manufacturers wage a pitched battle for market supremacy. While junior executives cosy up in bars attempting to tease out what their rivals’ promotional plans are, one enterprising director elects to bypass traditional endorsements by creating his own … Continue reading REVIEW: Giants and Toys (1958)

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