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Seiji Hoshikawa was born on 27 October 1921 in Japan. He was a writer, known for Ken ki (1965), Ore wa jigoku e yuku (1961) and Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963). He died on 25 July 2008 in Japan.
- Writer
- October 27, 1921
- Seiji Hoshikawa
- July 25, 2008
Seiji Hoshikawa was born on 27 October 1921 in Japan. He was a writer, known for Ken ki (1965), Ore wa jigoku e yuku (1961) and Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963). He died on 25 July 2008 in Japan.
The School of Spies 1966. Released June 4, 1966. Runtime 1h 36m. Director Yasuzō Masumura. Writer Seiji Hoshikawa (screenplay) Country Japan. Languages Japanese. Studio Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd. Genres Drama, War. Nakano Institution is the so-called ‘Spy School’ where many young men are trained to be excellent spies.
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- Raizō Ichikawa
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Sep 2, 2021 · Posts about Seiji Hoshikawa written by japanonfilm. Before I wander off into social commentary, I should start by saying this is a remarkably well-made, and in its last half, unusually taut movie.
This action-packed film noir provides a rare glimpse of the explosive postwar resentment Asians living Japan directed at their Pacific War enemies. Amamiya (played by real ex-yakuza, Ando), a war hero and a doctor, serves the slums targeted by a Korean-Japanese yakuza gang.
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And while Seiji Hoshikawa's scenario flirts with military propaganda (particularly during its enthusiastic and multivarious training sequences), Masumura, in true auteurist fashion, complicates the content at every turn through his unsettling incorporation of negative space, with the chilling climax ultimately sealing the deal.
