Nihon dasshutsu / Escape from Japan (1964)
Japanese | DVDRip | MKV | AVC, 1900 Kbps | 676x340 | 23.976 fps | 1.37 GB
Audio: AC-3, 192 Kbps | 2 channels | 48.0 KHz | Runtime: 01:33:28 minutes | Subtitle: English, French (idx/sub files)
Genre: Action | Thriller
Japanese | DVDRip | MKV | AVC, 1900 Kbps | 676x340 | 23.976 fps | 1.37 GB
Audio: AC-3, 192 Kbps | 2 channels | 48.0 KHz | Runtime: 01:33:28 minutes | Subtitle: English, French (idx/sub files)
Genre: Action | Thriller
'Escape from Japan' chronicles the misadventures of Tatsuo Ihara, a small-time criminal who dreams of seeking his fortune away from Japan. I've seen the type before in some of the "Nikkatsu Noir" films collected in a Criterion Eclipse box set last year. While the Nikkatsu protagonists usually yearned to go to Brazil and make a new start through hard work, Tatsuo wants to become a celebrity entertainer in America. He idolizes the Rat Pack and fancies himself a singer in their style. Yoshida portrays a people enthralled by American pop culture, the probably inevitable result of the American occupation. Later in the film we'll see a Japanese woman with a GI boyfriend cajole a black GI into doing a Harry Belafonte impersonation. At the same time, Japan is celebrating its restoration as a respectable nation by hosting the 1964 Olympics.