Black Line
(1960) | Released
Ratings
5.5
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Budget: $0
Profit: - $0
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Status: Released
Average Rating: 6
Release Date: Jan 13, 1960
Rating: 1960-01-13
Run Time: 1h 20m
Original Language: Japanese
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Production Countries: Japan
Production Companies: Shintoho Company
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Synopsis
Freelance reporter “Scoop” Machida is hot on the trail of a prostitution ring called the Black Line, when he is framed for the murder of a young woman. Forced to clear his own name, the handsome journalist sinks deeper into the Black Line’s rotten swamp of drugs, prostitution, and murder and finds unexpected help in Maya, a steamy female gambler familiar with the neon-lit streets, shadowy alleyways, and seedy nightclubs he must navigate. The closest film in the Line series to classic American film noir, Ishii’s Black Line is a pulpy assortment of crime film conventions including the starkly expressionistic black and white cinematography by Jûgyô Yoshida, a jazzy music score by Michiaki Watanabe, and a sleazy screenplay by Ishii and Ichirô Miyagawa.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Directing | Director |
Teruo Ishii
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| Assistant Director |
Kichitarô Shibata
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| Sound | Original Music Composer |
Chumei Watanabe
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| Sound Recordist |
Hisao Negishi
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| Camera | Director of Photography |
Jugyo Yoshida
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| Lighting | Lighting Technician |
Akira Yaguchi
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| Production | Executive Producer |
Mitsugi Okura
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| Art | Art Direction |
Keiji Miyazawa
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| Editing | Editor |
Hideo Kashima
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| Writing | Screenplay |
Ichirō Miyagawa
Teruo Ishii
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| Department | Role | Name |