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Naomi Akimoto
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Isao Yukisada – Seventh Anniversary (2003)
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Takashi Miike – The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion (2003)
2001-2010ActionCrimeJapanTakashi MiikeSynopsis:
A rowdy, young yakuza takes revenge against a gang of thousands for the death of his boss.Review:
Wow! The second and final part Miike’s Yurusarezaru mono (or: The Man in White) is pretty damned impressive! Following directly from the previous part’s cliffhanger ending, Miike steps up the action tenfold, adding new deranged characters to obstruct Azusa’s path of vengeance for the death of his boss.Read More » -
Takashi Miike – Yurusarezaru mono AKA The Man in White (2003)
2001-2010ActionCrimeJapanTakashi MiikeAsuza is a yakusa always dressed in white, a pure, yet tarnished man. A child from the streets, he saw his father assassinated by his older brother, and his mother commit suicide. These traumatizing events haunt him in the present. Asuza is now a member of a criminal group. He has been taken under the wing of the gang’s leader, his new adoptive father. When this second father figure is suddenly assassinated, Asuza plunges rapidly into an infernal revenge scheme. As he searches tirelessly for the killer, he discovers that once again, his older brother is the culprit. A confrontation is inevitable. When Asuza meets his brother face to face, he learns that behind every murder committed, lie motives more complex than they first appear.Read More »
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Takashi Miike – Yurusarezaru mono AKA The man in white (2003)
2001-2010ActionCrimeJapanTakashi MiikeAsuza is a yakusa always dressed in white, a pure, yet tarnished man. A child from the streets, he saw his father assassinated by his older brother, and his mother commit suicide. These traumatizing events haunt him in the present. Asuza is now a member of a criminal group. He has been taken under the wing of the gang’s leader, his new adoptive father. When this second father figure is suddenly assassinated, Asuza plunges rapidly into an infernal revenge scheme. As he searches tirelessly for the killer, he discovers that once again, his older brother is the culprit. A confrontation is inevitable. When Asuza meets his brother face to face, he learns that behind every murder committed, lie motives more complex than they first appear.Read More »