Watch The Merciless Trap

(1961) Makato Sato, Kumi Mizuno, Ichiro Nakatani, Naoya Kusakawa. Taut thriller about a too-perfect criminal case against an ex-convict that makes a nosey detective suspicious. In an effort to learn the truth, he helps the ex-con clear himself. In doing so, though, he finds himself thrust in the middle of a vicious gangland war. A very cool crime film! 16mm.