this is the last appearance of katsu shintaro as zaotichi, and for my money the best.
if you like action films, you must see this film.
if you like Japanese film, you must see this.
if you ever wondered what 'the wild bunch' might look like in Japanese, you must see this film.
in short this is the Japanese film that crosses all the boundaries the Japanese themselves recognize; you really must see this film.
absolutely exquisitely mounted; beautifully shot and edited. the only odd flaw is the weird soul-song that functions as the theme song - but, fortunately, it is not the theme music.
everything else about this film is fine. what a great farewell to a great serial character.
absolutely, you must see this.
if you like action films, you must see this film.
if you like Japanese film, you must see this.
if you ever wondered what 'the wild bunch' might look like in Japanese, you must see this film.
in short this is the Japanese film that crosses all the boundaries the Japanese themselves recognize; you really must see this film.
absolutely exquisitely mounted; beautifully shot and edited. the only odd flaw is the weird soul-song that functions as the theme song - but, fortunately, it is not the theme music.
everything else about this film is fine. what a great farewell to a great serial character.
absolutely, you must see this.