Rent Black Test Car / The Black Report (1963)
3.6 of 5 from 51 ratings
3h 9min
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- Synopsis:
Maverick director Yasuzo Masumura (Blind Beast) helms a bitingly satirical espionage thriller set in the heart of the Japanese auto industry in his 1962 landmark 'Black Test Car', which launched a series of similarly themed "Black" films. In a bitter, take-no-prisoners corporate war between the Tiger Motorcar Company and their competitors, the Yamato Company, undercover spies have infiltrated both sides. As Tiger prepares to launch its newest "Pioneer" car and a prototype bursts into flames, Onada (Hideo Takamatsu, The Last Emperor) heads a secretive task force to root out Yamato's spy, and find out what they can about the competitor's familiar-looking new model. Making its worldwide debut, 'Black Test Car' is paired here with the English-language video premiere of its follow-up 'The Black Report', also directed by Masumura. - Actors:
- Jirô Tamiya, Junko Kanô, Eiji Funakoshi, Hideo Takamatsu, Ichirô Sugai, Kichijirô Ueda, Ken Utsui, Shigeru Kôyama, Eitarô Ozawa, Bontarô Miake, Mieko Kondô, Keiko Yuge
- Directors:
- Yasuzô Masumura
- Producers:
- Gentaro Nakajima, Hiroaki Fujii, Kazuo Tsukaguchi
- Writers:
- Kazuo Funahashi, Yoshihiro Ishimatsu, Sueyuki Kajiyama, Yasuzô Masumura
- Aka:
- Kuro no tesuto kâ / Kuro no hôkokusho (Black Statement Book)
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Japan
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- Release Date:
- 24/08/2020
- Run Time:
- 189 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Newly recorded critical appreciation by Jonathan Rosenbaum
- Theatrical trailers for both films
- Image galleries for both films
