Whilst unhappy with his orders, tough World weary Yakuza Murakawa (Takeshi Kitano) goes with his team to sort out a dispute between warring families. This doesn't go well and the team retreat to a beachside property to hide out where they all start to enjoy life, and Murakawa falls for a girl he saves from being raped. Inevitably there are hitches.
Gritty, violent thriller with Kitano doing a fine job of giving his hardened lead character a chance to consider a life other than being a violent gangster. The central section at the beach is the lightest, most character driven and is occasionally quite funny as the baddies muck around together and play tricks on each other. Not sure I entirely bought into the final scene, but it's still definitely worth catching.
Gritty, violent thriller with Kitano doing a fine job of giving his hardened lead character a chance to consider a life other than being a violent gangster. The central section at the beach is the lightest, most character driven and is occasionally quite funny as the baddies muck around together and play tricks on each other. Not sure I entirely bought into the final scene, but it's still definitely worth catching.