12019-02-04T19:23:45+00:00Patrick Keatingfdfdb363527b48ac29800c3d2a6f44da6939bc3b11House of Bamboo (1955)plain2019-02-04T19:23:45+00:00Critical Commons19552019-02-02T21:51:50ZVideoSamuel FullerHouse of BambooPatrick Keatingfdfdb363527b48ac29800c3d2a6f44da6939bc3b
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12019-02-06T01:22:49+00:006.x26 House of Bamboo2House of Bamboo (1955)plain2019-02-06T20:02:49+00:00Sam Fuller’s CinemaScope thriller ends with a dramatic action scene set in an amusement park built at the top of a Tokyo skyscraper. Spectacle does not compete with narrative; it intensifies the narrative. The more we experience a perceptual illusion of being at the top of a skyscraper, the more suspense we feel because we gain a deeper, almost tactile understanding of the dangers the hero faces.