
#120: A Colt is My Passport (1967)
From Blade Licking Thieves by Grant, TheHeat, and Zen
January 21, 2026
About this episode
The episode reviews the 1967 film A Colt is My Passport, exploring its unique blend of influences and its status as a cult classic.
After an assignment goes awry, a hitman (Joe Shishido) and his partner (Jerry Fujio) are chased by rival gangs to a small seaside town where they meet a young woman (Chitose Kobayashi) who may be their only hope of escape. Cool and stylish, Takashi Nomura's A Colt is My Passport (1967) is a smoking cocktail of influences, half spaghetti western, half hard boiled noir, with textures and flavors both familiar and unique, qualities which have earned the film a reputation in recent years as an overlooked cult classic. Tune in for the full review! Timestamps: [00:00] Intro + Record of Ragnarok, City Hunter manga, Ultraman Omega, [26:50] Review: A Colt is My Passport
People in this episode
Hosts: Grant, TheHeat, Zen
Topics covered
- film review
- cult classic
- noir
- spaghetti western
- animation
Keywords
- A Colt is My Passport
- Joe Shishido
- Takashi Nomura
- cult classic
- film review
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: A Colt is My Passport
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