Following a violent conflict between the Sanno and Hanabishi crime syndicates, former yakuza leader Otomo lives in South Korea under the protection of a fixer named Mr. Chang. While Otomo attempts to distance himself from his past, new tensions arise when Hanabishi members act aggressively in Korea. These events spark a ruthless power struggle among high-ranking members of the Hanabishi family in Japan. To protect Mr. Chang and resolve these lingering disputes, Otomo returns to his home country to settle the conflict.
Written and directed by Takeshi Kitano, this action-crime drama is the 14th of 16 films in his directorial career, following Beyond Outrage and preceding Kubi. The movie stars Takeshi Kitano in the role of Otomo, alongside Toshiyuki Nishida, Ken Mitsuishi, Sansei Shiomi, Yutaka Matsushige, and Ren Osugi. A joint production between France and Japan, the film has a runtime of 104 minutes.
The film received generally positive feedback from audiences, earning a 6.8 rating on TMDB from 190 votes and a 6.4 rating on IMDb from 3,900 votes. Professional critics gave the movie a higher score of 7.5 based on 5 reviews.
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