Superexpress

1964 1h 33m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 4

DramaCrime

Synopsis

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A man operates a small real estate business near Osaka. A man from Tokyo asks for help in buying a large tract of land in order, he says, to build an automobile factory. But by accident the realtor learns that the Tokaido Railway Line is going to be built directly across the land just acquired. Also known as Black Super Express

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jiro Tamiya
Keiichi Kikyo
Yukiko Fuji
Yoko Tamaru
Eiji Funakoshi
Masayoshi Zaitsu
Daisuke Katō
Yukichi Nakae
Jōtarō Senba
Fujio Harumoto
Kobayashi
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Kudo
Yūzō Hayakawa
Kada

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasuzō Masumura
Writers: Yoshio Shirasaka, Yasuzō Masumura, Toshiyuki Kajiyama
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Black Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yasuzō Masumura, shot by Setsuo Kobayashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tadashi Yamanouchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tatsuji Nakashizu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

CAST

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Jiro Tamiya and Yukiko Fuji and Eiji Funakoshi carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0228497 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yasuzō Masumura directs. Setsuo Kobayashi behind the camera. Tadashi Yamanouchi scores. Tatsuji Nakashizu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

162 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Black Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Yasuzō Masumura, shot by Setsuo Kobayashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Tadashi Yamanouchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Tatsuji Nakashizu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jiro Tamiya and Yukiko Fuji and Eiji Funakoshi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0228497 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.