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Smoking (2018– )
9/10
Quite a fun ride! This shows defines what a real Yakuza is - A chivalrous criminal.
1 February 2024
The shows composes itself the same way from start to end. It's simple. Bad people who do bad things to others deserve bad things happening to them - That's the motto throughout the series. The characters are unique and very fun loving and have a great synergy between them all throughout the series. It takes you on an exciting ride with lots of emotions from start to end especially the end where the more you discover the more you relate to the characters. The characters have really done their parts well. Too bad, its not getting renewed for a new season. 9/10 would recommend for a one time watch.
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Hard Days (2023)
9/10
A classic gritty thriller
11 January 2024
We have Juinichi Okada in yet another thriller. Hard Days is a very thrilling power packed movie which keeps you on the edge of your seat for the whole remainder of the movie. The movie has our protagonist playing as a detective. He's involved with Yakuza and there's the corrupt higher up police inspector. Along with these three, there are some side characters who stir up quite some thrill in the story which make keep you baffling till the end of the movie. The end is quite an interesting one which keep you guessing on what really happens as its not a direct end. The acting by the whole cast is quite to the point. There's hardly any characters that overdoes it. For someone who wants to watch a thriller with little comedy bits in between and the classic cop-yakuza-corrupt inspector drama, this one's for ya guys!
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Bad Lands (II) (2023)
8/10
Gritty and Gripping
4 January 2024
Here comes Masato-san with yet another interesting movie. I did enjoy Hell Dogs by him. Although, the story and characters are different, I did notice the pattern of Bad Lands being similar to that. The storytelling is slow and gritty. It picks up a little in the second half and the end is even more swifter. I like the details in the movie. It doesn't go around beating the bush. The main characters and supporting characters play their parts well. This movie is more poetic with some intriguing transitions from the start till the end which I won't go much into details. Superb acting done by Neri and Jo. Definitely worth a watch!
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