on the other hand i do get it, its abouts a cop who's partner ends up dissabled. its a film about the harsh realities that we al have limits.
nishi can fight, paint a car and do what ever the fuck he wants but there is a thought in the back of you're head that he struggles to comprehend what happened.
his character doesn't show allot of emotion for the first half of the film but i think thats intensional.
his cold stare makes it feel as if he feels guilty and useless but doesn't know how to show it.
on the other hand some of the things in this film are genuinely really weird, the subplot where he has to pay the yakuza back was not that important overral.
its a mixed bag but overral is a pretty good film. ngl this film is begging for a rewatch to understand it fully.my takeshi kitano ranking:
https://boxd.it/DBeUI
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10/30/1997Runtime
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Detective Nishi is relieved from a stakeout to visit his sick wife in hospital. He is informed that she is terminally ill, and is advised to take her home. During his visit, a suspect shoots one detective dead and leaves Nishi's partner, Horibe, paralyzed. Nishi leaves the police force to spend time with his wife at home, and must find a way to pay off his debts to the yakuza.
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A deeply introspective film about a man confronting the hollowness of his professional life as his wife's illness forces him to reckon with what actually matters. It's a quiet meditation on loss and connection wrapped in the language of crime and obligation.
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