Take Aim at the Police Van
Original title: 'Jûsangô taihisen' yori: Sono gosôsha o nerae
1960 · 1 h 19 min
Seijun SuzukiWhere to watch in the United States: Stream: Criterion Channel. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Michitarō Mizushima 
Misako Watanabe 
Shōichi Ozawa 
Shinsuke Ashida Mari Shiraki 
Tōru Abe
Credits
Written by: Kazuo Shimada
Plot
A sniper kills two prisoners being transported in a police van, and a policeman investigates a conspiracy.
Sinekatalog’s take
Seijun Suzuki's noir is brisk and cool, an early, tight genre work before his wilder films.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (1,494 votes)
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