| Overview: | The moment he's released from prison, the honorable gangster Miyamoto recovers the stolen diamonds he had stashed before getting pinched. When he returns to his old haunt to make good by a friend who took a bullet for him, he is diverted by the greedy Boss Oyane and his insatiable taste for Miyamoto's precious stones.
By the age of 75, master of style Seijun Suzuki had consistently been at the forefront of cinematic cool for over five decades. From Quentin Tarantino to Jim Jarmusch, Suzuki's influence on the contemporary action genre is undeniable. Now, at 80, Suzuki is entertaining an ever wider and younger audience with his latest theatrical release, "Pistol Opera". "Underworld Beauty" is one of Suzuki's best nods to the American gangster movie.
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