Summary
Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong. With those close to him suffering their own tribulations, Nishi's methods become increasingly extreme.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 90Audiences 82GoodWatch 85
Tomatometer96%
Metascore83
Audience score92%
Letterboxd · 90 K ratings4.2/5
IMDb7.7
User score7.3
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for crime movies
typical 106103Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 6 more
Released
1997
October 30, 1997
29 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
César Awards1998
- Best Foreign Film1998Nominated
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 24 more73 people
- Takeshi KitanoYoshitaka Nishi
- Kayoko KishimotoNishi's Wife
- Ren OsugiHoribe
- Susumu TerajimaNakamura
- Tetsu WatanabeJunkyard Owner
- HakuryuYakuza Hitman
- Yasuei YakushijiCriminal
- Tarô ItsumiKudo
Kenichi YajimaDoctor
Makoto AshikawaTanaka
Yuko DaikeTanaka's Widow
Tsumami EdamameBusinessman Throwing Rocks
Yûrei YanagiChef #1- STSujitarô TamabukuroChef #2
- MTMotoharu TamuraChief Detective
- HNHitoshi NishizawaYakuza Head
- HKHiromi KikaiYakuza Henchman #1
- SKShoko KitanoYoung Girl Flying a Kite
Yoshiyuki MorishitaYakuza Henchman #2- JAJunichiro AsanoYakuza Henchman #3
- KOKazuhiro OsadaYakuza Henchman #4
Manzo ShinraMan Shot in the Face- TSTetsu SakumaYakuza Henchman #5
- RMRiba MatsumiMaid at the Inn
Directing · 3
- Takeshi Kitano Director, Screenplay, Editor
- Hiroshi Shimizu Assistant Director
- Hideko Nakata Script Supervisor
Production · 5
- Masayuki Mori Producer
- Takio Yoshida Producer
- Yasushi Tsuge Producer
- Hiroshi Furukawa Co-Producer
- Hiroshi Ishikawa Co-Producer
Camera · 3
- Hideo Yamamoto Director of Photography
- Kazutoshi Sasada Still Photographer
- 斉藤里美 Still Photographer
Editing · 2
- Yoshinori Ota Editor
- Soichi Ueno Assistant Editor
Sound · 4
- Joe Hisaishi Original Music Composer
- Senji Horiuchi Sound Recordist
- Akihiko Okase Sound Effects
- Yukio Hokari Sound Effects
Art · 3
- Norihiro Isoda Production Design
- Hikozo Akamatsu Title Designer
- Tatsuo Ozeki Set Decoration
Lighting · 1
- Hitoshi Takaya Lighting Director, Gaffer
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