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February 28, 2023

Ep. 91: Wonders of World Cinema- Double Trouble with Seijun Suzuki feat. Tōkyō nagaremono (Tokyo Drifter) (1966) & Koroshi no Rakuin (Branded to Kill) (1967)

2 hours 51 minutes

Zach welcomes back the Ballyhoo's International Cinema champion Rashmi Menon to break into a Japanese double bill of the erratic and brilliant director Seijun Suzuki as they dive into 1966's 'Tōkyō nagaremono' (Tokyo Drifter) & 1967's 'Koroshi no Rakuin' (Branded to Kill).

After the barrage of butterflies and haul of hairdryers has settled, join Zach and Rashmi as they unpack the origins behind the very blunt and forward Suzuki, sift through the pop art and boundary pushing violence in both films, revel in the directors disdain for authority, reckon with the outdated elements of Suzuki's eye, and then wrangle together their thoughts on how the films have influenced the works we see today.

PLUS: Lil Hitchcock demands credit for one shot in Tokyo Drifter.

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