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In the wake of Japan's surrender, American expatriate Joseph Barrett (Humphrey Bogart) hopes to revive the Tokyo club he ran before he left to fight in World War II. Soon Barrett discovers that...
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- Stuart Heisler
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- Humphrey Bogart
Apr 24, 2018 · Tokyo Joe combines three of my favorite things: film noir, a historical setting, and political intrigue. It’s a criminally underrated movie and while it’s not Humphrey Bogart’s best, it still deserves to be rediscovered by audiences.
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- Extras 9/10
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A fifth foray into the film noiroutput of Columbia Pictures, but, this time, with a twist. Not only does this volume bring together six more gems from the studio’s archives, but it also serves as a showcase for the great Humphrey Bogart. Having established his stardom in the gangster pictures of the 1930s, Bogart fit easily into the world of film n...
The third disc in Indicator’s Humphrey Bogart focused Columbia Noir #5 box set presents Stuart Heisler’s Tokyo Joe on a dual-layer Blu-ray in the aspect ratio of about 1.37:1. It has been encoded at 1080p/24hz. The set is a UK release and this disc, like the others, is locked to region B. There are no details around the source materials or restorat...
The lossless PCM 1.0 monaural soundtrack is about the same quality as the rest of the titles in the set: dialogue is clear, range is decent, and it doesn’t sound as though any filtering has been applied. Music also sounds nicely balanced, rarely coming off harsh or edgy.
Interestingly, despite the film maybe being one of the more lackluster ones in the set, it ends up featuring the most extensive collection of supplements, if not the best. Things start out with a brand-new audio commentaryby Nora Fiore, and for anyone who has listened to any of her prior commentaries you are probably very aware of what you’re in fo...
Featuring a strong presentation and an engrossing set of features, Tokyo Joe is the best edition in Indicator's latest Columbia Noir box set. BUY AT:
After spending World War II in the Air Force, ex-Colonel Joe Barrett returns to Tokyo to see if there is anything left of his pre-war bar and gambling joint, Tokyo Joe's. Amazingly, it is more or less intact and being run by his old friend Ito.
Nov 30, 2021 · Released by Columbia Pictures, Tokyo Joe typifies the sort of pulpy, exciting adventure film that was Columbia's claim to fame. Smuggling, exotic locales, nightclubs, fist fights, and the crime story keep this film churning along toward an intense and very violent confrontation.
Tokyo Joe is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Humphrey Bogart. This was Heisler's first of two features starring Bogart, the other was Chain Lightning that also wrapped in 1949 but was held up in release until 1950.
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Apr 21, 2011 · In spite of this, Tokyo Joe is an oddly likeable film. To be certain, it is not one of Bogart’s best performances and the plot and dialogue are a bit creaky at times, but there are enough interesting elements to keep fans of classic Hollywood films content.
