Noir and Tokyo

American Noir films are a reflection of the real life events. Problems in the society are converted into the movies. Sometimes they were the science of the post WWII that scared the citizens of United States. And sometimes they were the male and female relationships. It is the women who looked for money and sex. Men, on the other hand, fell in love with those women, and their lives fell into the bottom.

In many cases, whether the movie is about science, relationships, or crimes, no color film was made because of the low budget, and to express the coldness, emptiness and separatenes. Many movies used shadows and contrast of black and white. And usually the scenes had alot of night shots.

Here in Japan, there are places that are noir like at night. Places that deal with violence, male/female relationships, and money like the noir films. Yet there are people always steping to this kind of city and looking for something that satisfies their desire.