非常線の女 (1933)
Hijōsen no Onna
English Title: Dragnet Girl
Directed By: Ozu Yasujirō
Written By: Ikeda Tadao
Starring: Tanaka Kinuyo, Oka Joji, Mizukubo Sumiko
Length: 100 min.
Genre: Crime/Family Drama
Joji (Oka Joji) is the leader of a small band of gangsters. Hiroshi wants to join his gang, but Hiroshi's sister, Kazuko (Mizukubo Sumiko) asks him to reject her brother so he'll go straight. Joji takes an interest in Kazuko, which causes his current girlfriend, Tokiko (Tanaka Kinuyo) to become insanely jealous. So much so that she nearly kills Kazuko.
But then crazy jumps all the way to other side and Tokiko tries to act all domestic and begs Joji to give up his life of crime. There's a problem. Hiroshi has gotten himself into a lot of trouble. Joji and Tokiko pull one last job to help him.
The job is done and Hiroshi is saved, but the cops are on Joji and Tokiko before they could escape, largely to Tokiko's desire to just turn themselves in, pay for their crimes, and then go straight. Joji keeps trying to flee, Tokiko keeps trying to get him to turn himself in. When he finally decides to just leave her behind, she shoots him. The cops find them and arrest them.
This was another heavy handed movie. The ending went on for way too long and it was quite preachy as well. I like the way Ozu shoots his movies. The camera lingers on characters in an effective and dramatic way. But, overall, this was just another average film.
My Rating: 5/10
IMDB User Rating: 7.1/10 (512 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes: N/A