| Overview: | The second of three films, linked by theme rather than by character or story, which form Takashi Miike's celebrated "Triad Society Trilogy" ("The Shinjuku Triad Society", "Rainy Dog", and "Ley Lines"), "Rainy Dog" is a brooding, noir-style movie from Japan's number one maverick talent.
Yuuji is an outsider. As a Japanese mobster holed up in Taipei working as a hitman for a triad boss, he is far from his roots. Added to this complicated existence is the fact that his ex-wife has just dumped a young boy--probably their child--on his doorstep. A hazardous burden in this world of sly maneuvers and quick-fire shoot-outs, the boy is neglected and unloved. As Yuuji continues to do business as usual, only a final, brutal shoot-out will bring him and the boy together...
This moody thriller is a tough tale of life and death on the violent streets of Taiwan that will astound and delight fans of Takashi Miike ("Audition", "Dead Or Alive").
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