Takashi Nomura

Takashi Nomura (野村孝) (February 18, 1927 – May 5, 2015) was a Japanese film director for studios including Nikkatsu.[1][2] The Criterion Collection described him as a "prominent, stylistically daring director".[2]

In 1955, he joined Nikkatsu Film company and he made his director debut with Tokusōhan Gogō in 1960.[3] Nomura directed such films as Itsudemo Yume wo and Quick Draw Joe (1961).[4][1]

He is perhaps best known for A Colt Is My Passport (1967), influenced by French New Wave filmmakers such as Jean-Pierre Melville, and by Sergio Leone-style Westerns.[5][6] Nomura's use of still shots in the opening sequence has been compared to manga art techniques.[7]

  1. ^ a b "野村孝さん死去 裕次郎さん「夜霧のブルース」監督". Nikkan Sports (日刊スポーツ). Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Eclipse Series 17: Nikkatsu Noir". The Criterion Collection.
  3. ^ "Takashi Nomura" (in Japanese). Directors Guild of Japan. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  4. ^ Pettey, Homer B. (11 November 2014). International Noir. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748691111 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Hardstaff, Matthew (2010). Berra, John (ed.). Japan. Intellect Books. p. 277. ISBN 978-1-84150-335-6.
  6. ^ Yau, Esther (28 April 2017). Hong Kong Neo-Noir. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9781474412681 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Lee, Laura (8 November 2017). Japanese Cinema Between Frames. Springer. ISBN 9783319663739 – via Google Books.