Take Aim at the Police Van ('十三号待避線'より その護送車を狙え) is playing as part of a series on the Criterion Channel called Nikkatsu Noir, and I couldn't resist watching one this week even though I have plenty of other stuff I'm supposed to be seeing for 2020. Suzuki's taut crime thriller did not disappoint. It's filmed just like a film noir from the Hollywood of the 1940s, and it is just as mysterious and fun. It's odd, though, the only Suzuki stuff I've seen is the late surrealist work (I only recently watched Zigeunerweisen), and so something like this was quite a delightful surprise. I kind of expect that I will watch every one of these Japanese noir films.
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