Yokohama BJ Blues (1981)

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Blending the neo-noir cool of Altman’s THE LONG GOODBYE with the existential melancholy of Visconti’s DEATH IN VENICE, Japan’s undersung ‘80s detective film YOKOHAMA BJ BLUES is a powerful examination on obsession and the weight of never letting go. Washed-up singer and private investigator BJ (Yusaku Matsuda, BLACK RAIN) spends his days listlessly wandering through life, haunted by the ghosts of old cases and desperate to forget. When a shocking murder rocks him back to life, he's quickly drawn back into the city's dangerous criminal underworld in his hunt for the truth. With its beautifully muted cinematography and nuanced queer subtext, neo-noirs rarely come as accomplished and confident

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