A Japanese Yakuza gangster’s deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, California where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother’s gang. This is the first English film by Takeshi Kitano.
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Takeshi Kitano | Aniki Yamamoto |
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Omar Epps | Denny |
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Claude Maki | Ken |
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Masaya Kato | Shirase |
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Susumu Terajima | Kato |
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Royale Watkins | Jay |
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Lombardo Boyar | Mo |
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Ren Osugi | Harada |
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Ryo Ishibashi | Ishihara |
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James Shigeta | Sugimoto |
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Tatyana Ali | Latifa |
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Makoto Otake | Chief of Police |
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Kôen Okumura | Hanaoka |
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Naomasa Musaka | Hisamatsu |
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Rino Katase | Night Club Madame |
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Tetsuya Watari | Jinseikai Boss |
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Ren Murakami | Minamino |
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Joy Nakagawa | Marina |
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Wanda-Lee Evans | Denny's Mother |
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Tony Colitti | Roberto |
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Koyo Into | Nishida |
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Alan Marco | Bellboy |
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Antwon Tanner | Colin |
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Joseph Ragno | Mafia Boss Rossi |
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Nynno Ahli | Oscar |
| Director | Takeshi Kitano |
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| Writer | Takeshi Kitano | |
| Producer | Ann Carli, Victor Ho, Shinji Komiya, Masayuki Mori, Jeremy Thomas, Peter Watson, Takio Yoshida | |
| Musician | Joe Hisaishi | |
| Photography | Katsumi YANAGIJIMA | |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
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| Regions | Region 1 |
| Owner | Review? |
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| Location | Flix New Releases |
| Purchased | On May 11, 2015 |
| Watched | May 19, 2015 (at our home) |
| Index | 3637 |
| Added Date | Jul 06, 2017 01:42:10 |
| Modified Date | Aug 05, 2023 10:33:30 |
My quick rating - 6,9/10. Very good movie that only suffered from some pacing issues and long, drawn out scenes and camera work. Since Takeshi Kitano is known for that, no surprise. Didn't much care for the ending either (not how it happened, just the particular way the last bit went) Small gripes aside, still a very good gangster flick showing the Yakuza mentality in the United States.