Directed by:
Takeshi KitanoScreenplay:
Hisashi NozawaCinematography:
Yasushi SasakibaraComposer:
久米大作Cast:
Takeshi Kitano, Makoto Ashikawa, Ittoku Kishibe, Susumu Terajima, Maiko Kawakami, Ken'ichi Endō, Kazuyoshi Ozawa, Shiro Sano, Sei Hiraizumi, Hakuryū, かつべひろゆき (more)VOD (1)
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Azuma is a cop who plays by his own rules: He batters suspects, beats confessions from criminals, and plants evidence. He's a vigilante force the department quietly supports as long as he gets results, but when a volatile drug case results in the death of a colleague, the hair-trigger cop goes rogue as he matches wits with an equally impulsive assassin. Kitano's big teddy bear eyes and soft features maintain a calm, almost bemused expression even in his most violent moments: a Zen "Dirty" Harry with a deadpan sense of humor. For a first-time director, Kitano displays astonishing cinematic control, creating a style of long takes and serene tranquility shattered by startling explosions of gunfire and abrupt blows. It's a violent world in which adolescents attack beggars and grade-school kids pelt bystanders with garbage and insults, but Kitano also shows a tender, caring side ultimately swallowed by the unleashed anger. (official distributor synopsis)
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