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Abandoned by the brotherhood of his yazuka clan, gangster Yamamoto flees a crime war in Tokyo and ends up in Los Angeles looking for his long lost brother. Alone and with a new identity, Yamamoto finds himself frustrated by foreign surroundings but soon strikes up a friendship with Denny, an up-and-coming black hustler, with whom he had an earlier violent run-in. They team up to take over the drug... See Full Description
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Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Drama, Thriller and Crime/Gangster |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 58 min. |
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| Release Date: |
January 19, 2001 Sundance '01; July 20, 2001 LA/NY |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for pervasive strong violence, language and brief nudity. |
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| Distributors: |
Sony Pictures Classics
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$447,750 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
N/A
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BBC,
(2 out of 5 stars) "...awash with stylish violence." Full Review...
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E! Online,
(grade: C-) "...never comes together." Full Review...
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Evening Standard,
"...clumsy, chaotic..." Full Review...
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Film Journal International,
"...has flashes of humor to compensate for a weak script." Full Review...
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