#Rasshâ Itamae

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Boiling Point (Takeshi Kitano, 1990)

#Boiling Point #Takeshi Kitano #Kitano #long shot #yakuza #cars #1990 #yûrei yanagi #3-4x jugatsu #3-4x juugatsu #yuriko ishida #taka guadalcanal #duncan #eri fuse #makoto ashikawa #rasshâ itamae #tsumami edamame #mafia #japan

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San tai yon ekkusu jugatsu (Boiling Point, 1990)

"Cut your finger off."

"Why do I have to do it?"

"You shagged my girl."

"You told me to!"

"Don't do that even if I tell you to! Cut it off, now!"

#San tai yon ekkusu jugatsu #3-4 x jûgatsu #boiling point #japanese cinema #takeshi kitano #Yūrei Yanagi #yuriko ishida #taka guadalcanal #eri fuse #makoto ashikawa #rasshâ itamae #tsumami edamame #bannai matsuo #rakkyo ide #meijin serizawa #naoko shinohara #etsushi toyokawa #hitoshi ozawa #hisashi igawa #johnny ohkura #katsuo tokashiki #Kitano made his directorial debut at short notice‚ taking over for Kinji Fukusaku on Violent Cop‚ and in the process revealing himself as #an absolute natural behind the camera; this follow up was his first film as both director and writer‚ and if Violent Cop was surprising in #its confidence and assured hand‚ this is nearly alarming in just how good it is. an absolute masterpiece‚ a superbly realised study of both #provincial restlessness and low level crime‚ and the insanity and violence that bleeds into it through a series of seemingly minor actions #and coincidences. Kitano is fully in control‚ allowing for long static shots and disturbing stillness throughout much of the film‚ #punctuated by flashes of bloody violence and unpredictable bleakness. as an actor he remains offscreen until almost exactly the #half way point‚ but when he appears (grotesque‚ drunken‚ an abusive and dangerous bully and yet somehow compelling and very nearly likable) #he changes everything and alters the whole direction of the action. it's an incredible performance in a film full of them‚ and afascinating #character (moreso for the perverse double act he has with his friend‚ handler‚ possible love interest‚ whipping boy Nito)

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“The world's nuts.”

Boiling Point (Takeshi Kitano, 1990)

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“You drank and sang too much.”

Boiling Point (Takeshi Kitano, 1990)

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