REEL ODDITIES: DETECTIVE BUREAU 2-3: GO TO HELL BASTARDS!

August 2, 9, 23 & 30, 2023
REEL ODDITIES:
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards!
This ultrastylish, rapid-fire yakuza thriller plays almost like an anarchic parody of the genre. Cult icon Jo Shishido stars as a detective tasked with tracking down a consignment of stolen firearms—an investigation that draws him into a violent grudge match between two rival gangs. Eye-popping colors, wild comedy, and even a musical number—this is director Seijun Suzuki at his loosest, goofiest, and and most playful.
Dir: Seijun Suzuki / 1963 / Japan / 89 min

“Beneficiary of what is quite possibly the best movie title ever, Detective Bureau 2-3: Go To Hell Bastards! is a relatively early work from Seijun Suzuki, who redefined the Japanese crime film in the mid 1960s and was punished for it like the mythical Prometheus.” – TCM

SCREENING: WED 8/2 7PM; WED 8/9 7PM; WED 8/23 7PM; WED 8/30 7PM