Thursday 13 March 2014

Kikoku AKA Yakuza Demon (2003)

Another solid Yakuza flick from Takashi Miike. Reminded me of Deadly Outlaw Rekka with the whole hot headed Yakuza being played by Riki Takeuchi, who is his usual bad ass self,
Though this movie seem a bit more grounded than that Rekka.
It's executed well with some intriguing camerawork and the usual familiar faces you see in Miike and yakuza films. And though it brings nothing new to the table, it's still a very enjoyable watch.
There's also an the alternate ending which was basically an hilarious allusion to the Dead Or Alive ending, which I loved.
***1/2

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