Kizzu ritân (1996)

Kizzu ritân: Directed by Takeshi Kitano. With Ken Kaneko, Masanobu Andô, Leo Morimoto, Hatsuo Yamaya. Dropping out of high school, two friends at first find success, one as a up-and-coming boxer and one as a low level gangster. Yet, their life decisions still find a way of catching up with them.

“Along with Fireworks, one of Takeshi Kitanou0026#39;s finest movies. This movie is a story of two high school? slackers who appear to be looking for a purpose in life. One becomes a good boxer and the other one becomes a yakuza member. After going thru their experience, they become more confident and content with their life even though it couldnu0026#39;t be said that they were exactly successful. Like real life, perhaps the experience is the thing. Good acting all around. Itu0026#39;s always good to see Susumu Terajima in Takeshiu0026#39;s movies as heu0026#39;s a very good actor. Also very good score by Joe Hisaishi. The movie also appears to criticize the fact that many Japanese people treat everything- life, work, etc. so seriously that they donu0026#39;t take the time to enjoy life. Instead, they u0026quot;pressureu0026quot; themselves to do good, even though their heart may not be in it. Itu0026#39;s not unlike many recent Japanese films like Shall We Dance or Bouncing KOgals, both also good movies. Overall, a 9 out of 10.”