Plot72% Acting70% Directing65%Interesting story with some fun elementsHas a lot more potentialHiroshi Abe is a bit on automatic pilot mode 69%Overall Score Reader Rating: (1 Vote)55%
Elevator to the gallows, original title Shikeidai no erebêtâ, is a remake of the noirish French film Ascenseur pour l’échafaud from 1958. As with most remakes, it is almost inevitable to compare it with the original film. The original is a pretty well known classic from 3-time Oscar nominated director Louis Malle. 52 years later, it was up to Japanese director Akira Ogata to take on the assignment to direct this Japanese remake.
Hiroshi Abe is Takahiko Tokito, a doctor at a big medical corporation. He has decided to run away with his lover, Meiko (played by Michiko Kichise), the wife of the president of his company. But before he is able to leave the country with Meiko, she has one request: he has to...
Elevator to the gallows, original title Shikeidai no erebêtâ, is a remake of the noirish French film Ascenseur pour l’échafaud from 1958. As with most remakes, it is almost inevitable to compare it with the original film. The original is a pretty well known classic from 3-time Oscar nominated director Louis Malle. 52 years later, it was up to Japanese director Akira Ogata to take on the assignment to direct this Japanese remake.
Hiroshi Abe is Takahiko Tokito, a doctor at a big medical corporation. He has decided to run away with his lover, Meiko (played by Michiko Kichise), the wife of the president of his company. But before he is able to leave the country with Meiko, she has one request: he has to...
- 11/24/2013
- by Thor
- AsianMoviePulse
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