Review of Branded to Kill (1967) by Lauren O — 14 Jul 2009
The third best killer in Japan wants to be the number one killer in Japan. That's basically the bare minium of the plot, and that's all you need for Seijun Suzuki's mindbinding freakout of a Yakuza film. This isn't a movie you watch, this is a movie you let wash over you until it ends and you can say "what the hell did I just see?".
A killer gets turned on by boiling rice, people die in shootouts that are staged like musical numbers, and cartoon butterflies show up as a mark of madness. Playful, disturbing, funny, and beautiful are all words to discribe one of the best films to ever come out of Japan.
Oh and did I mention that John Woo, Quentin Tarantino, and Jim Jarmusch(who made a tribute to this in Ghost Dog) all worship this movie? If that's not enough to make you wanna see this I don't know what will.
This review of Branded to Kill (1967) was written by Lauren O on 14 Jul 2009.
Branded to Kill has generally received very positive reviews.
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