A while ago fellow IMDber manfromplanetx recommended to me the film Black Tight Killers. Planning to watch it,I somehow got confused,and watched Killers on Parade (1961-also reviewed) instead (they both have "Killers" in the title!) Realising the mistake I'd made,I finally put the black tights on.
View on the film:
Roaring to life from psychedelic colours splashed over sexy Go-Go dancers moving to the opening credits, Yasuharu Hasebe makes a sparkling directing debut,pointing to the expert use of primary colours which would be painted across his credits.
Hasbe & cinematographer Kazue Nagatsuka spin a hip,Pop-Art atmosphere, drizzling to scatter-gun zoom-ins on the glamorous, Rock star swaggering,Black Tight gang busting killer fighting moves against a vibrant, colourful backdrop, and landing on slick panning shots tied to the exploding golf balls and killer records used in this chase for the gold.
Tapping into the spirit which made the earlier Michio Tsuzuki adaptation Danger Pays (1962-also reviewed) fizz, the screenplay by Ryuzo Nakanishi lands Daisuke Honda on his feet when he steps off the plane, only to send him straight off to a break-neck adventure which playfully taps at the Euro Spy jet-set chic.
Keeping the romance between Honda and Sawanouchi bubbly even when killer RPM records are being thrown from all directions, Nakanishi makes brightly drawn sketches of each gang, bouncing along on Power-Pop joy to the ninja Black tight gang ,hitting the sweating with greed rival (all-male) gang wanting Sawanouchi to give them her keys to the prize.
Not only being head over heels in love but over his head in what deadly games he's caught up in, Akira Kobayashi takes inspiration from 007 with his great turn as Hondo,who Kobayashi keeps as swave and sophisticated. Believed by all to be the key to unlock her dad's gold bundles, pretty Chieko Matsubara gives a smooth performance tinged with vagueness as Sawanouchi, who keeps the level of her knowledge closely under wraps,from the black tight killers.
View on the film:
Roaring to life from psychedelic colours splashed over sexy Go-Go dancers moving to the opening credits, Yasuharu Hasebe makes a sparkling directing debut,pointing to the expert use of primary colours which would be painted across his credits.
Hasbe & cinematographer Kazue Nagatsuka spin a hip,Pop-Art atmosphere, drizzling to scatter-gun zoom-ins on the glamorous, Rock star swaggering,Black Tight gang busting killer fighting moves against a vibrant, colourful backdrop, and landing on slick panning shots tied to the exploding golf balls and killer records used in this chase for the gold.
Tapping into the spirit which made the earlier Michio Tsuzuki adaptation Danger Pays (1962-also reviewed) fizz, the screenplay by Ryuzo Nakanishi lands Daisuke Honda on his feet when he steps off the plane, only to send him straight off to a break-neck adventure which playfully taps at the Euro Spy jet-set chic.
Keeping the romance between Honda and Sawanouchi bubbly even when killer RPM records are being thrown from all directions, Nakanishi makes brightly drawn sketches of each gang, bouncing along on Power-Pop joy to the ninja Black tight gang ,hitting the sweating with greed rival (all-male) gang wanting Sawanouchi to give them her keys to the prize.
Not only being head over heels in love but over his head in what deadly games he's caught up in, Akira Kobayashi takes inspiration from 007 with his great turn as Hondo,who Kobayashi keeps as swave and sophisticated. Believed by all to be the key to unlock her dad's gold bundles, pretty Chieko Matsubara gives a smooth performance tinged with vagueness as Sawanouchi, who keeps the level of her knowledge closely under wraps,from the black tight killers.