"You're the wildest, stupidest cop I've ever met."
i cant lie i just got this on blu ray to have some stupid fun with a yakuza movie and that's exactly what i got, but the story shocked me as it was actually really good. i love how it's a psychological drama and also just a really great action movie that explores the corruption of the japanese police and its brutalist system. definitely not my favourite from kinji fukasaku as i really enjoy battle royale but at the same time ive still got to watch his battle without honor and humanity series. the action in this is just so senseless and so much fun to watch, which is exactly what i wanted from this and it delivered. this is also a great social commentary on post war japan and its affects on the environment, which creates prejudice among people that aren't japanese, which this movie explores greatly with its korean characters. this movie is also a greatly shot movie, most of the time. the fight scenes at times were very choppy, but considering when it was made it makes sense so i'll give it a pass as it's still very enjoyable and entertaining. i love how this explores the psyche of the main character and how his feelings towards both the yakuza and police are conflicted due to both of them being corrupt and fucked by the environment. the soundtrack in this was great, i love the scene of kuroiwa sitting in his room with the rock music blasting, its just such a fun scene and the music playing was great, also the main theme was rlly good especially when it played during an action heavy scene. the ending was very predictable but it works very well for the story this is conveying.
good movie
"You're the wildest, stupidest cop I've ever met."
i cant lie i just got this on blu ray to have some stupid fun with a yakuza movie and that's exactly what i got, but the story shocked me as it was actually really good. i love how it's a psychological drama and also just a really great action movie that explores the corruption of the japanese police and its brutalist system. definitely not my favourite from kinji fukasaku as i really enjoy battle royale but at the same time ive still got to watch his battle without honor and humanity series. the action in this is just so senseless and so much fun to watch, which is exactly what i wanted from this and it delivered. this is also a great social commentary on post war japan and its affects on the environment, which creates prejudice among people that aren't japanese, which this movie explores greatly with its korean characters. this movie is also a greatly shot movie, most of the time. the fight scenes at times were very choppy, but considering when it was made it makes sense so i'll give it a pass as it's still very enjoyable and entertaining. i love how this explores the psyche of the main character and how his feelings towards both the yakuza and police are conflicted due to both of them being corrupt and fucked by the environment. the soundtrack in this was great, i love the scene of kuroiwa sitting in his room with the rock music blasting, its just such a fun scene and the music playing was great, also the main theme was rlly good especially when it played during an action heavy scene. the ending was very predictable but it works very well for the story this is conveying.
good movie
