What happens when the greatest mobster director creates a film with a script from a king of the art house? You get a gripping drama about fishing for herring. Kinji Fukasaku revolutionized gangster films with his Battles Without Honor Or Humanity series and shocked the world with Battle Royale, made Jakoman & Tetsu early in … Read more
Acting is the art of portraying something you’re not, at least most of the time. While that often means the character’s profession or family history, it can also translate to nationality, something most audiences overlook when enjoying their films. And it makes sense that they overlook it, particularly on the
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