Samuel Fuller’s House Of Bamboo Getting A Masters Of Cinema Release

Post World War II Tokyo is the setting for Samuel Fuller’s sharp detective thriller, House Of Bamboo. As Eureka Entertainment  announce they are set to release the film on Blu-ray from a 2K restoration as a part of The Masters of Cinema Series in  December.

“What about Japan?” asked Zanuck. “Would you like to shoot a picture there?” “Holy mackerel, Darryl, now you’re talking!” When offered the opportunity to film an entire movie in Japan, (Fox would be the first major American studio to do so) Samuel Fuller jumped at the opportunity and the result is House of Bamboo, a lushly photographed, cold-as-ice film noir like no other.

Japan, 1954. A military train is robbed of its cargo by a ruthless gang of professionals led by the sadistic, but brilliant, Sandy Dawson (the incomparable Robert Ryan). Weeks later, one of the thieves lies dying in a Tokyo hospital, shot by his own accomplices. Recently released convict Eddie Spanier (Robert Stack) arrives in Tokyo, and joins up with the gang, impressing Sandy so much he quickly becomes his “ichiban” (number one man), greatly displeasing the former favourite, Griff (Cameron Mitchell). But is Eddie all he seems?

Also starring the beautiful Shirley Yamaguchi, House of Bamboo is a stunning, brutal masterpiece, featuring incredible widescreen photography by Joe MacDonald, and hard-boiled dialogue and action that is the Fuller trademark.

Eureka Entertainment have released a newly restored clip from the film…

“A lean, hard-boiled, sharp detective thriller with just a light touch of Madame Butterfly.” – New York Times
SPECIAL BLU-RAY EDITION CONTAINS
1080p presentation on Blu-ray from Fox’s 2K restoration. | Original, uncompressed, monaural soundtrack | Optional English SDH | Audio commentary with Film Historians Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman | Audio commentary with Film historians Alain Silver and James Ursini | Fuller at Fox – a video essay by David Cairns looking at Samuel Fuller’s films produced for Twentieth Century Fox. | Original theatrical trailer | PLUS: A collector’s booklet featuring an essay by film critic Richard Combs and the words of Samuel Fuller.

Available to order from: Eureka Store

USA| 1955 | PG | CRIME/FILM NOIR | 102  MINUTES | COLOUR | 2.55:1 |  ENGLISH SDH (optional)

Samuel Fuller’s  House Of Bamboo will be released on Blu-ray  part of The Masters of Cinema Series from 7th December 2020. 

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