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M Klein

22Mar12

A film set in Japan, with Japanese characters, coming from a respectful viewpoint of the culture, yet the Japanese seem also entirely absent. Maybe should be seen in a double bill with Stray Dog, or even better, one of Ozu's colour films. Loved the opening scene with the train.

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trolley freak

12Oct11

Working with colour and widescreen, Fuller took his crew off to Japan with 20th Century Fox money to film this gorgeous looking crime drama which portrays his key themes of dual identities and divided loyalties. Robert Stack is bland as the military policeman who infiltrates a crime gang run with ruthless efficiency by the ever reliable Robert Ryan. Godard was a big fan of Fuller's work and this was his favourite....

Sancar Seckiner

27Jun11

"Novelty of scene and a warm, believable performance by Japanese star Shirley Yamaguchi are two of the better values in the production. Had story treatment and direction been on the same level of excellence, House would have been an allround good show. Pictorially, the film is beautiful to see; the talk's mostly in the terse, tough idiom of yesteryear mob pix." Variety

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L.A.™

26Oct08

Certainly not his finest, but even with that this film has been imitated and studied by us all.Robert Ryan and Robert Stack match wits and get to say all these cool lines. Plus the climactic ending is a beauty in cinematography. Incredible use of cinemascope.

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