Takashi Nomura

Takashi Nomura (野村孝) (February 18, 1927 – May 5, 2015) is a Japanese film director for studios including Nikkatsu. The Criterion Collection described him as a prominent, stylistically daring director.While on contract with Nikkatsu, Nomura directed films such as The Quick Draw Kid (1961).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. Nomuras use of still shots in the opening sequence has been compared to manga art techniques.

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