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Harry W Jan 19, 2019 I saw "Dolls" last week, so this was my second Takeshi Kitano flick in a few days. This is similiar, but also so very different. A cop has a sick wife fighting leukemia. At the same time a partner of his got shot and is becoming sucidal as he is being confined to a wheelchair. While his friend is coping with it by painting some pictures, out main man is turning into a yakuza as he quit his regular job. There are many killings here, some amount of blood and a bit of action. I guess his wife never knew much about it but when he is around her he is a very different man. This film is sad, brutal and sad. The murder scenes look really realistic and the way the man has two very different lives and outer shells is making and impact. It's prety well shot, and there are glimmers of the great scenery and camera usage that "Dolls" had. For me it's not as good, even if the story has a bit faster pace. It's not fast, though, even a bit too slow at times. A solid drama and a clash of beauty and violence, the gentle and the rugged side of a man knowing his true passion is dying. Artsy but also rather typical, and the mix is OK, but not great for me. 6.5 out of 10 tire chains. See more

Ron L Jan 20, 2018 Much like American filmmakers beforehand, the main character who is driven to desperate measures to serve something greater and there is a voyeuristic view withing each scene. Takeshi Kitano takes all of those plus tugs on heartstrings on the unconditional love he gives his friends and family. In exchange, it costs him his sanity and in turn his life. The way the film is shot and edited gives us a dreamy happiness in a dreary world. Most films can't have it achieve either way without teetering one or the other. Do we feel sorry for this troubled figure especially who is willing to give more than he is capable of? Well, that's up for the viewers to decide. Good movies like this can achieve in holding that idea in your head long after you finish watching. See more

Finn L Apr 4, 2017 Melancholily scored by Joe Hisaishi and showcasing aesthetic art pieces by the director himself, Takeshi Kitano slow burns with this very pensive cop drama about an ill-starred policeman commanding sudden bursts of violence and unexpected acts of benevolence in a thug life he did not choose. See more

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