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Ryuzo and his Seven Henchmen (2015) Beat Takeshi Kitano

1915DVD

Beat Takeshi Kitano delivers a Comedy about an aging Yakuza Gang

Original Japanese Title: RYUZO TO 7 NIN NO KOBUN TACHI

director: Takeshi Kitano (Beat Takeshi)
starring: Tatsuya Fuji · Ben Hiura · Kojun Ito · Masanobu Katsumura · Beat Takeshi Kitano · Hisako Manda

Even though Beat Takeshi Kitano started as a comedian, very few of his movies have been comedies. Of course, he is best known for his gangster and samurai films. Back in the mid '90s, he made an over-the-top (bad-taste) invisible man comedy called GETTING ANY LATELY?. Don't expect that kind of frenzied mayhem here. This is a quieter, character-driven film telling the story of a retired Yakuza, Ryuzo (Tatsuya Fuji), who reunites his old gang to claim back their turf from the younger badguys now in control.

There are eight aging gangsters - each with their own idiosyncrasies and talents - who take on a corrupt Yakuza-owned corporation called Keihin United. The CEO of that company is the self-absorbed Nishi and he truly does deserve the grief inflicted upon him. Director Kitano also co-stars as a similarly aging police detective who sternly chastises Ryuzo and his clan ("The old way no longer apply in modern Japan") but secretly is cheering them on.

A Japanese Film with optional English or Spanish subtitles; widescreen format (16:9), Fully uncut print (111 min.), DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC, playable on any American machine. Extras include trailer.

Violence/Yakuza humor
For Mature Audiences

$24.95