
Roughneck From Asama
1958

Representation Score
Limited
1967
Director
Takashi Nomura
Runtime
84 minutes
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A Colt Is My Passport is a traditional mid-century Japanese crime drama that emphasizes local conflicts and individual skills over diverse representation. It explores crime and its consequences within a fixed social order. The film provides a detailed look at class differences and the limitations of official institutions. However, it stays true to the conventional themes of its time, without challenging traditional social structures. Overall, the film reflects the cultural and gender norms of 1960s action cinema, centered around a male-dominated criminal underworld.
Category Breakdown
The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or explore non-straight relationships. It focuses on the interpersonal conflicts within a male-dominated criminal world.
Female characters play supporting roles and do not have the power to drive the main storyline. The story centers on male protagonists within a patriarchal system.
The cast is made up of actors from similar ethnic backgrounds, reflecting the historical and cultural context of Japan. It presents a localized perspective without mixing different cultures.
The story examines the tensions between the lower classes and the authorities, highlighting the moral dilemmas faced by a hitman working outside the law. It looks at the consequences of actions taken in a gray moral area.
The film does not prominently feature any characters with disabilities and does not use physical limitations as a key part of the story. It focuses on the skills and abilities of the hitman.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
A gang lord hires Kamimura, a hit man, to take out a rival boss who's gotten greedy.

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