Writer, director and actor Takeshi "Beat" Kitano returns to his roots in this gripping gangster drama that details the intense rivalry between two powerful yakuza syndicates and the efforts of a small crew to prevent all-out war from erupting. Packed with unpredictable characters and volatile confrontations, this exciting Japanese crime film also features Tomokazu Miura, Sôichirô Kitamura and Jun Kunimura.
Loved Sonatine and Violent Cop, really loved Zatoichi and Hana-Bi, even Dolls... But this was extortion, torture and kill on repeat... And even with all the gore and not so subtil racism, it was a... more
Loved Sonatine and Violent Cop, really loved Zatoichi and Hana-Bi, even Dolls... But this was extortion, torture and kill on repeat... And even with all the gore and not so subtil racism, it was a rather flaccid pointless affair - and maybe that is exactly what Beat Takeshi was trying to show us with this movie in the end...
Still in bed @738 and about to watch some YAKUZA get down - I would give my left arm to have a full front & back tattoo like them(..okay lemme stop lying, maybe i'll just give up my pinky finger)