Directed by:
Takeshi KitanoScreenplay:
Takeshi KitanoCinematography:
Katsumi YanagijimaComposer:
Keiichi SuzukiCast:
藤竜也, Ken Yasuda, Toru Shinagawa, Ben Hiura, 近藤正臣, Kenichi Yajima, Masanobu Katsumura, Takeshi Kitano, 清水富美加, 萬田久子, おかやまはじめ, 竹井亮介, 辰巳琢郎, 吉澤健, 込江海翔, Yoshi SakôPlots(1)
Prolific Japanese auteur/icon Takeshi Kitano's latest sees him switch beats from action back to comedy, with this droll farce about a group of elderly, retired Yakuza who reteam to take revenge on a younger rival gang after their leader Ryuzo (veteran star Tatsuya Fuji, In the Realm of the Senses) is duped by a phone scam. Though still legends in their own minds, these aging tough guys have to contend as much with their own physical and mental frailties as their adversaries' strength; indeed, as much time is spent boastfully comparing former glories – 'you can't take credit for those murders committed by your henchmen!' one grumbles – as current vendettas. (London Film Festival)
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藤竜也
China
Best movies:
Revenge of the Pomegranate Tree Hill (2014)
Flavor of Happiness (2008)
Sea Monkey (2004)
Ken Yasuda
Japan
Best movies:
Flying Colors (2015)
Dragon quest: Your story (2019)
Black Butler (2014)
Toru Shinagawa
Japan
Best movies:
The Sun (2005)
Close-Knit (2017)
Canary (2005)
Ben Hiura
Japan
Best movies:
Ballad of Narayama (1983)
Fort Graveyard (1965)
Steel Edge of Revenge (1969)
近藤正臣
Japan
Best movies:
Last Samurai (1974)
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
Eleven Samurai (1966)
Kenichi Yajima
Japan
Best movies:
I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
Fireworks (1997)
Sonatine (1993)
Masanobu Katsumura
Best movies:
Sonatine (1993)
From Me to You (2010)
Zen (2009)
Takeshi Kitano
Japan
Best movies:
Kikujiro (1999)
Fireworks (1997)
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
清水富美加
Japan
Best movies:
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015)
Hentai Kamen: Forbidden Superhero (2013)
HK2: The Abnormal Crisis (2016)
萬田久子
Japan
Best movies:
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015)
Parasite Eve (1997)
おかやまはじめ
Japan
Best movies:
After the Rain (1999)
Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005)
G@me (2003)
竹井亮介
Japan
Best movies:
Happy Flight (2008)
The Climbers High (2008)
Air Doll (2009)
辰巳琢郎
Japan
Best movies:
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015)
吉澤健
Japan
Best movies:
Violent Cop (1989)
Orgasm of Angels (1972)
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015)
込江海翔
Japan
Best movies:
Close-Knit (2017)
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015)
Yoshi Sakô
Japan
Best movies:
Traces of Sin (2016)
The Land of Hope (2012)
Kingdom (2019)