 Tetsuya Watari, formerly a handsome but lightweight leading man, took a huge step forward in acting range with the depiction of a deranged and amoral thug who shocks the Yakuza world with his violence and disrespect for authority. This is based on a true story, but it's difficult to determine how close it stays to the real man. Kinji Fukasaku's direction is at least as good as it was in "Battles Without Honor or Humanity." |