IMDb plot summary: A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the Japanese mafia but quickly loses his self control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Starring Tetsuya Watari, Tatsuo Umemiya, Yumi Takigawa, and Eiji Gô.
This film reminded me a bit of Bronson, which I watched last year, in that it's a meandering portrait of a thoroughly unpleasant character that is made more interesting through a lot of creative artistic style. The shifting color palette and the camera movement are the most interesting things about the film to me, which is otherwise feels like a long, slow series of scenes I don't feel any attachment to. Like many mobster movies, I find the plot just kind of dull, except this also had the added bonus of the central character being despicable on every level.
2 stars.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Graveyard of Honor < House of Flying Daggers
Graveyard of Honor > Easter Parade
Graveyard of Honor > The Machinist
Graveyard of Honor < Drive
Graveyard of Honor < Hollywood Homicide
Graveyard of Honor < The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
Graveyard of Honor > Double Jeopardy
Graveyard of Honor < The World Is Not Enough
Graveyard of Honor < Fifth of July
Graveyard of Honor < The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Graveyard of Honor < Talk to Her
Graveyard of Honor < Ocean's Twelve
Final spot: #1664 out of 2697.
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