Japan,
2015, 125 min
Regie:
Takeshi KitanoDrehbuch:
Takeshi KitanoKamera:
Katsumi YanagijimaMusik:
Keiichi SuzukiBesetzung:
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 SakôInhalte(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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