Stray Dog - Japanese film noir from 1949 that was inspired by the American film The Naked City. - http://www.willamette.edu/~rloftus/jfilm/straydog.html
The Chase (1957) - Review of a Japanese film noir with the basic elements that define the genre: moody black and white photography, a murder mystery and an elliptical manner of revealing important plot points. - http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/thechase.shtml
Boiling Points - Review by Elliott Stein of "Dark Visions: Japanese Film Noir and Neonoir". - http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0203/stein.php