Sometimes I don't understand how a movie can receive the rating it gets. At the time of this review, this movie has a 6.1. This is not a perfect movie but it is well worth watching, if you like these types of movies. The plot is simple enough. A White man is in jail for a reason we never find out about in post world war 2 Japan. He gets released sometime in the 1950's. He finds himself involved with organized crime and a turf war. We watch as this movie slowly unfolds and the plot further develops. The acting is superb. The directing, cinematography, special effects, music, are all excellent. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys slow moving thrillers and a deep and complex story that slowly gets revealed in subtle ways. This is probably one of the best movies of the genre I have seen. It might not appeal to you but if it does, this one will stick with you.

Great movie, well worth a watch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Honestly, I thought this movie was fine. It was Jared Let's lack of facial expression that killed it for me. He had no emotions whatsoever unless he was hurt (and I guess that took a lot out of him if you noticed that forehead vein). Would have been nice if there was a bit of background story to his character, such as why he was imprisoned and why he was so neutral about everything. Decent movie overall.

Reminds me of the Yakuza (1974) with Robert Mitchum combined with Black Rain!Stylish and dark beyond darkness; the brutality is almost clinical in its precision and execution just like the movie.Critics - What do they know - there seems to be a difference between what critics say and the reality of what we all like and what is genuinely good!This was a good film!