Internal Sleuth (Kenji Misumi, Japan, 1973)

Veteran cop Okumura (Tomisaburo Wakayama) finds himself on the trail of Sugiyama, who’s stolen a cache of guns from a US airbase and is on the run after shooting dead two police officers. But things get messy when the killer guns down a rival gang member whose boss Okumura is friends with, while the increasingly ruthless Seijin-kai gang, whom Sugiyama … Read the rest

The Devil’s Temple, Kenji Misumi, Japan, 1969)

In the middle ages nobleman turned bandit Taro (Shintaro Katsu) and his nymphet companion Aizen (Michiyo Aratama) seek refuge in an abandoned Buddhist temple in the mountains. When Taro’s ex-wife Kaede (Hideko Takamine) also arrives and tries unsuccessfully to win Taro back a bitter six month stand off ensues until a Buddhist priest (Kei Sato) turns up seeking shelter. Taro … Read the rest