35mm

Passport to Darkness

Ankoku no ryoken
Seijun Suzuki

In this stylish film noir, a trombonist goes on an all-night bender after his wife disappears during their honeymoon and must piece together a night he can’t remember when he returns home to find her corpse in their apartment.

DIRECTOR
Seijun Suzuki
YEAR
1959
COUNTRY
Japan
RUNTIME
88 minutes
LANGUAGE
Japanese with English subtitles
FORMAT
35mm
ORIGINAL TITLE
Ankoku no ryoken
START DATE
November 11, 2015

In this stylish film noir, a trombonist goes on an all-night bender after his wife disappears during their honeymoon. When he returns home to find her corpse in their apartment, he sets off on a frantic quest to find her killer by piecing together a night he can’t remember. Suzuki used this classic noir material to play with genre tropes and make expressive use of darkness and light. Print courtesy of the Japan Foundation.

Passport to Darkness
Passport to Darkness
Passport to Darkness
Passport to Darkness
Passport to Darkness

Read More

Post

This week we’re excited to present a conversation from the 63rd New York Film Festival with Romería director Carla Simón, moderated by NYFF Main Slate selection committee member Florence Almozini.

Announcements

The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) and Film at Lincoln Center today unveil the second wave of programming for its landmark 25th edition, adding more than 40 films to an already wide-ranging lineup, with very special final titles still to come.

Podcast

This week we’re excited to present a conversation from the 63rd New York Film Festival with Rose of Nevada director Mark Jenkin and actress Mary Woodvine.

Make FLC Your Home for Cinema

Member Discount on All Tickets

NYFF Pre-Sale Access

Pre-sale Access to FLC Series and Festivals

Free Tickets

Exclusive Events

Members-only Newsletter

Film at Lincoln Center Logo

Walter Reade Theater + Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center

165 and 144 W 65th Street

New York, NY 10023


212.875.5825

Be the first to hear exciting news and announcements from FLC, including upcoming programming, special offers, added tickets, and more.