Sono otoko, kyôbô ni tsuki

1989 [JAPANESE]

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

33
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 83% · 6 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 81% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 14371 14.4K

drug dealer police brutality corruption police drug trafficking male friendship

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Plot summary

A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and yakuza activities.

Director

Takeshi Kitano Photo
Takeshi Kitano

Top cast

Susumu Terajima Photo
Susumu Terajima as
Ken Yoshizawa Photo
Ken Yoshizawa as Shinkai
Makoto Ashikawa Photo
Makoto Ashikawa as Kikuchi
Takeshi Kitano Photo
Takeshi Kitano as Azuma
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942.75 MB
1280*682
Japanese 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 5
1.71 GB
1920*1024
Japanese 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 36

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Tan C 10 / 10

This is the second Japanese live-action film I’ve

This is the second Japanese live-action film I’ve seen. The first was Love Letter, which first showed me the art of "negative space". It goes further—stripping away narrative itself and using absence as storytelling. Its most striking quality is restraint. Director follows an "iceberg theory" approach: no explanations of motive, no emotional buildup, no dramatized conflict. The final shootout stands out. No flashy staging, no heroics—yet every gunshot hits hard. The composition feels like a path of white light emerging from darkness. Sound is used just as boldly: light music overlays cruelty, while heavy scenes are left without score, only raw sound. I rarely call a film "must-watch," but it is an exception. It shouldn’t suit my taste, yet I place it at the top—because nothing else feels quite like it.
Reviewed by Dark D 10 / 10

In general, its just really weirdly. The film

In general, its just really weirdly. The film looks spectacular and is fast paced, despite long, artsy panning shots and subdued editing. Its not a typical bad cop breaks the rules for justice narrative. Takeshi is very flawed and causes a lot of harm to innocent people. Interesting tidbits; points: Takeshi has facial ticks and walks funky, but this is before his 1994 scooter accident. Also, its the beginning of his refreshing portrayals of male homosexuality. The score is like a cheap horror movie but fits perfectly.
Reviewed by Atlis S 6 / 10

It's hard to say how I feel about

It's hard to say how I feel about the movie. On a positive note it does a good job of pulling you in. The movie shots tend to linger in front of the viewer before shifting. The movie quickly becomes dark, bleak, and noir-esque. It feels akin to oldboy in the sense the sense of hopelessness you feel for the main character. So it does a good job of pulling it's weight in this regard. Kitano is also just generally good at his craft. But, I tend to steer away from endings that are nihilistic.
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