Freelance reporter “Scoop” Machida is hot on the trail of a prostitution ring called the Black Line, when he is framed for the murder of a young woman. Forced to clear his own name, the handsome journalist sinks deeper into the Black Line’s rotten swamp of drugs, prostitution, and murder and finds unexpected help in Maya, a steamy female gambler familiar with the neon-lit streets, shadowy alleyways, and seedy nightclubs he must navigate. The closest film in the Line series to classic American film noir, Ishii’s Black Line is a pulpy assortment of crime film conventions including the starkly expressionistic black and white cinematography by Jûgyô Yoshida, a jazzy music score by Michiaki Watanabe, and a sleazy screenplay by Ishii and Ichirô Miyagawa.
Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord
Documentary, Crime
7.5
Avatar
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
7.6
Us
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
7.0
Avengers: Endgame
Adventure, Science Fiction, Action
8.2
Top Gun: Maverick
Action, Drama
8.2
Dune
Science Fiction, Adventure
7.8
The Devil Wears Prada
Drama, Comedy
7.4
Titanic
Drama, Romance
7.9
Wonder Woman
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
7.2
Joker
Crime, Thriller, Drama
8.1
A Quiet Place
Horror, Drama, Science Fiction
7.4
Green Book
Drama, History
8.2
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Action, Crime
6.9
The Shining
Horror, Thriller
8.2
Thor: Ragnarok
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
7.6
Incredibles 2
Action, Adventure, Animation, Family
7.5
Soul
Animation, Family, Comedy, Fantasy
8.1
Logan
Action, Drama, Science Fiction
7.8
Twisters
Action, Thriller
6.8
The Shawshank Redemption
Drama, Crime
8.7
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
Crime, Comedy, Thriller, Action
6.8
American Yakuza
Crime, Action, Thriller
5.7
Flics de Choc
Crime, Thriller
3.8
Cure
Crime, Thriller, Horror, Mystery
7.6
Youth of the Beast
Thriller, Crime, Action, Mystery
7.0
The Blood of Wolves
Crime, Thriller, Drama, Horror
7.2
The Killer Inside Me
Crime, Drama, Thriller
5.8
Postman Blues
Crime, Drama, Comedy
7.3
Blues Harp
Crime, Drama, Music, Romance
6.7
Rainy Dog
Crime, Drama, Thriller
6.8
Monday
Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
6.9
Passport to Shame
Drama, Crime
6.4
Lupin the IIIrd: Goemon's Blood Spray
Animation, Action, Crime, Drama
7.8
The Bad Boss
Drama, Crime, Action
0.0
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6
Drama, Action, Crime
0.0
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die
Crime, Action, Drama
0.0
Duel in the Storm
Action, Crime, Drama
0.0
Three Rogues
Action, Crime, Drama
0.0
Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle
Crime, Drama
3.5
Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell
Drama, Crime
6.0