To what extent is “Deadly Outlaw: Rekka” (aka Violent Fire) simply just another Takashi Miike yakuza flick, drenched in the overly common tropes of betrayal, inter-family politics, and vengeance? On one hand, this semi-maniacal reimagining of Shigenori Takechi’s script (previously adapted in 2001 as the gloriously epic “Agitator“) is an exercise in weirdness and in collaboration; a world occupied with familiar faces in the Miike canon, hanging out and enjoying making almost no sense whatsoever. On the other hand, it is a long overdue and extended music video to one of the most celebrated Japanese psych rock albums to ever grace a record player – Flower Travellin’ Band’s 1971 masterpiece Satori. What you have then is more than just some film: “Rekka” signifies the countercultural wheel yanking its tail and swallowing it whole, bound to an endless cycle of repetition and recurrences; for the most part it is an almighty blast to experience.
- 1/21/2020
- by Jamie Cansdale
- AsianMoviePulse
Ever since their childhood, Kunihiko (Masayo Kato) and Yoichi (Naoto Takenaka) have been friends. As a lieutenant in the Higuchi gang, Kunihiko and his men have secured the gang’s turf always supported by Yoichi, who has become a lieutenant within the ranks of the Yakuza. However, the peace between the former rivaling families is at stake when a seemingly harmless incident sees a thug breaking havoc to a bar controlled by a gang associated with Yoichi and his men. When the other group retaliates in a way disproportionate to the former event, war between the Yakuza is about to begin, with Kunihiko and his crew eager to shoot their way through the ranks of their enemies.
Ultimately, Yoichi, even though he realizes the hidden agenda of his superiors, tries to prevent war between the fractions while also calming down his friend. As he becomes an obstacle for the capos of the organization,...
Ultimately, Yoichi, even though he realizes the hidden agenda of his superiors, tries to prevent war between the fractions while also calming down his friend. As he becomes an obstacle for the capos of the organization,...
- 8/15/2019
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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