Tokyo Bay (1962)

Tokyo Bay 1962 / 東京湾 1962 / Tokyowan

Opening with an aerial pan over post-war Tokyo, a title card informs us that this is just one frame in the ‟intense struggle for existence‟ in a city of 10 million before we arrive at the titular bay and a boat which is presumably carrying drugs later passed from one hand to another. The fixer, Takeyama, talks to a man in a car and instructs him to be in front of the Taiyo building before 10am to pick up a golf bag from his contact. Gazing up at a post-war construction site, however, the man, Saeki, is shot in the head and killed by a bullet piercing the roof of his car, Nomura suddenly switching to a disorientating POV shot as he twists in a sudden death spiral. (Source: WindowsOnWorlds)