Widely regarded as one of the greatest Japanese crime films of all time, A Colt Is My Passport is a lean, mean masterpiece from Nikkatsu’s golden era.
A Colt Is My Passport follows solitary hitman Kamimura (Joe Shishido) after a routine contract collapses into betrayal. Branded expendable by his employers, he flees with only his gun, his personal code, and a woman inadvertently drawn into his escape- moving through desolate industrial zones toward an end that feels both inevitable and self-chosen.
Filmed in austere black-and-white, the film distils noir to its most elemental form: spare dialogue, rigorously controlled compositions, and bursts of sudden violence. Its cool minimalism—inflected with the influence of the spaghetti western, culminates in one of the most explosive finales in cinema history. A cornerstone of Nikkatsu’s action cycle and a career-defining performance from Joe Shishido.
New Wave Video proudly presents a special edition of one of the coolest films ever made!
Special Features
1080p High Definition Presentation
NEWaudio commentary by author and filmmaker Jasper Sharp
NEW video essay “A Colt Is My Passport and the Borderless Action Film” by film critic Derek Smith
NEW video essay “The Neo-Noir Yakuza Cool of Shishido Jo” by Phillip Jeffries
Booklet featuring a NEW essay by Japanese Cinema expert James Balmont
NEW slipcover artwork by ' Poochamin プーチャミン' with UV/ Spot Gloss
Tech Specs: Year: 1967, 2.0 Stereo, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Japanese with English Subtitles, 84 minutes
Limited Edition of 1500 Units
This is a PRE ORDER with an estimated ship date of May 2026- Any in stock items placed with this pre order will not ship until this item arrives.
