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Michitaro Mizushima, Mari Shiraki, Shinsuke Ashida, Toru Abe, Hideaki Nitani ... see more see more... , Yusuke Ashida

Seijun Suzuki changed his name from "Seitaro Suzuki" with this lurid crime film, one of over two dozen he directed before moving into the big leagues with Kanto Mushuki (1963). Mari Shiraki (Rajo To K... read more read more...enju) stars as a gangster's girlfriend who is pushed into joining his diamond-smuggling operation. Yoshi Taranda co-stars in this hard-boiled melodrama which, like many of Suzuki's early works, will surprise his modern fans. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 27 min.

Directed by: Seijun Suzuki

Release Date: March 25, 1958

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DVD Release Date: January 20, 2004

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  • DrBenway
    May 29, 2009
    DrBenway
    Connoisseurs of crisp, high contrast black and white will be in their element when you see a man dressed in black in a black sewer taking a black gun out of a black hole over a river of black water. Just like American Noir, Underworld Beauty doesn't have much going for it in the... read more "wholesome romance" department.

    A complex net of double-crosses and underworld codes with some subtle symbolism thrown in for good measure. While this film may not connect with you emotionally, it will appeal to your intellect. It's tough with class.
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  • kenstachnik
    November 19, 2007
    kenstachnik
    Awesome Japanese Noir. Top notch cinematography and tone in this unknown slice of fantastic

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Fernando F. Croce
June 3, 2010
Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

Seijun Suzuki's surrealism, still formative but already of comical ease Full Review

Jake Euker
December 16, 2004
Jake Euker, F5 (Wichita, KS)

Why fight it? Suzuki's urban yakuza tales are among the most outrageously enjoyable films to emerge from post-war Japan, and this stands near the best of them. Full Review

Christopher Null
June 1, 2004
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

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Matthew Callan
November 11, 2004
Matthew Callan, PopMatters

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