Romance · Drama
The Crimson Kimono
YES, this is a beautiful American girl in the arms of a Japanese boy!
Two detectives clash over the hunt for a burlesque dancer’s killer in Los Angeles’ Japanese district.
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Top Cast
Victoria Shaw
Christine Downs
James Shigeta
Detective Joe Kojaku
Glenn Corbett
Detective Sergeant Charlie Bancroft
Anna Lee
Mac
Paul Dubov
Casale
Jaclynne Greene
Roma
Neyle Morrow
Hansel
Gloria Pall
Sugar Torch
Directed by
Samuel Fuller
Production
Columbia PicturesReviews
John Chard
8/105/18/2020
You don't have to, it's all over your face. The Crimson Kimono is written, produced and directed by Samuel Fuller. It stars Glenn Corbett, James Shigeta, Victoria Shaw & Anna Lee. Cinematographer is Sam Leavitt and the music is by Harry Sukman. Plot is about two L.A. cops, Joe Kojaku (Shigeta) & Charlie Bancroft (Corbett), deep friends of a different race, bonded by blood who met during the Korean War. When stripper Sugar Torch (Gloria Pall) is shot and killed, the two men's investigation sees them follow a painting to the artist who painted it, Christine Downes (Shaw). It's the start of a love triangle that could have far reaching consequences for not only the investigation, but also Joe, Charlie & Christine. 1959 saw the release of Douglas Sirk's Imitation of Life, a much talked ab
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