Lots of these 1950s/1960s Japanese neo-noir crime movies have really cool titles, and honestly, Massacre Gun might be the best one I've come across yet. I can't even get mad that it's not as much of an action movie as the title sort of implies- Massacre Gun just sounds too cool, so I'm very forgiving.
As for the movie, it's pretty good, but in a standard kind of low-budget studio movie kind of way. The Japanese film industry really pumped these out, even up into the 1970s, where you have franchises like the Stray Cat Rock series that released four of its five movies within one year or release.
Massacre Gun does at least have guns and a pretty high body count, so the title gets that right. Also a simple but satisfying crime story about a trio of brothers who insistently butt heads with a powerful local gangster, leading to expectedly violent consequences.
Nothing special, but nothing bad about it. A solid sub-90-minute watch for sure.
As for the movie, it's pretty good, but in a standard kind of low-budget studio movie kind of way. The Japanese film industry really pumped these out, even up into the 1970s, where you have franchises like the Stray Cat Rock series that released four of its five movies within one year or release.
Massacre Gun does at least have guns and a pretty high body count, so the title gets that right. Also a simple but satisfying crime story about a trio of brothers who insistently butt heads with a powerful local gangster, leading to expectedly violent consequences.
Nothing special, but nothing bad about it. A solid sub-90-minute watch for sure.