The second film in Arrow's Diamond Guys Vol 2 takes a more definite turn towards the comical, being parody of the crime noir film.
In the film's intro, it is stated that "danger is where the money is," and that is actually the main theme of the film that deals with a case of counterfeiting, revolving around an expert forger and the efforts of a crime syndicate headed by Hijikata and various individuals, to have him working for them. The parody element of the film kicks right in, as these individuals have names like "Glass Headed" Joe (the protagonist), "Slide Rule" Tetsu, and "Dump-Truck" Ken, while the expert forger is comfortably named "The Expert." The three aforementioned, eventually team up, and along with Tomoko, an ex-secretary, skilled in Judo and Aikido go against Hjikata and his henchmen.
Buichi Saito incorporates various hilarious characters and notions, as is Expert's wife, a senile, extremely loud old woman who is proficient with guns, the fact that the Expert wants to work in a cabaret, ending up in one called Acapulco and the preposterous vehicle Joe drives, a two-wheeled, vivid red "car" that can fit only two people. Add to that the fact that Joe got his name because he runs away screaming every time he listens to scratching glass (with his adversaries frequently taking advantage of this tendency) and that Tomoko has also a degree in…show more content… Particularly the finale, is the film's most impressive scene as the two opposing sides shoot at each other inside an elevator shaft, while a vivid red light bathes the whole scene in color. This part is where the technical aspect of the film proves its prowess, with wonderful cinematography by Shinsaku Himeda, great sound by Nobumasa Fukushima and distinct editing by Shohei Ando. In that aspect, the film benefits the most from the digital transfer of the original, 1962 Nikkatsu film in Blu-Ray
