Tonight we have a fine piece of film from 1960s Japan. This clip from the movie is an interesting display of the boomerang effect of cultural influences as we see in it shades of Sergio Leone cowboy movies which in themselves were inspired by Japanese film master, Akira Kurosawa. This series of homages from Japan to America (via Italy) and back to Japan again culminates in the film's final showdown between our antihero and a band of double-crossing Yakuza that is both stylish and suspenseful.
