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By Eugene T (34) on 21 May 2009

Filmmaker Takeshi Kitano's themes are most fully-realized in this existential yakuza flick…

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By Kevin W (755) on 15 May 2009

A peculiar, off-beat riff on the gangster film, Takeshi Kitano directs and stars as a yakuza consumed by existential dread, jaded by the life…

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By Mark O (468) on 11 May 2009

Jusy idea is good ,buy story is not intresting…

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By Rush J (11) on 27 Apr 2009

Another classic Yakuza tale from Kitano. Not his best film but a subtle masterpiece non the less, and definitely up there with his finest work…

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By Zach E (87) on 12 Mar 2009

Open car door smoke pullutes innocence Yakuza = childish brutes o childish fun time happy supper red suicide games and paper sumo rules…

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By Miya S (15) on 01 Mar 2009

The most tragic movie about playful gangsters you'll ever see…

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By Angelo O (6) on 24 Feb 2009

Definitely not for everyone, but this minimalistic yakuza quasi-comedy drama kept me in awe…

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By Kristof D (4) on 19 Feb 2009

Poor movie of Mr.Kitano, but better than others…

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By Anthony C (1,179) on 02 Feb 2009

Kitano.... love it or hate it... I m in the middle…

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By Private U (13,627) on 12 Dec 2008

Kitano's incorporationo of the cultural differences in attitude between gangster culture portrayed in the classic hollywood sense versus his…

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By Zayne R (57) on 29 Oct 2008

My favourite Kitano film, although I've not seen one that I didn't like…

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By Sean N (499) on 22 Oct 2008

The quietness and plain environments represents the emptiness within the main character which, depending on the viewer leads to the most happy…

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By Vittorio B (17) on 21 Oct 2008

Considerato tra I peggiori del Regista, io credo invece il contrario…

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By Jake R (447) on 11 Sep 2008

I'm not a huge Kitano fan, but this one is awesome. The shootout scene in the restaurant played as bright flashes of flower-like lights is brilliant…

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By Frederic C (12) on 16 Aug 2008

I really liked it but I feel like I missed something…

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By David S (4,459) on 15 Aug 2008

There's ice cream and drinks on the bus picking up a group of gangsters in town to mediate a truce between to rival gangs…

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By Justin B (2,000) on 07 Aug 2008

Another great film by Takeshi Kitano and it's just a really great entry in the odd action drama kind of genre…

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By Martin S (921) on 06 Aug 2008

Beautiful and different. My favorite kitano film…

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By David B (3,254) on 04 Aug 2008

Beat Takeshi Kitano's usual preferred mixture of slow, unglamorous gangster drama sparsely punctuated by beautiful images and extreme violence,…

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By Thom C (12) on 04 Aug 2008

Kitano does gangster movies like no other. Stylish, peaceful, subtle and violent film…

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