# The Crimson Kimono (1959)

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**Runtime**: 82 min
**Genres**: Romance, Drama, Crime
**Directed by**: Samuel Fuller
**Written by**: Samuel Fuller
**Starring**: Victoria Shaw, James Shigeta, Glenn Corbett, Anna Lee, Paul Dubov, Jaclynne Greene

> *YES, this is a beautiful American girl in the arms of a Japanese boy!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A film noir where detectives compete for the same suspect. One keeps the other’s favorite suspect out of spite. The results are as messy as the case.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, outsider, slow-burn

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