Hard Luck Hero (2003)

Hard Luck Hero: Directed by SABU. With Hiroshi Nagano, Yoshihiko Inohara, Gô Morita, Ken Miyake. The story of three pairs of characters involved one way or the other with the yakuza and a rigged boxing match and fleeing the thugs one way or the other. Filmed as a showcase of the Japanese boy band V6 (to be followed by another by the director), Hard Luck Hero has food, drink, cars, kickboxing, debt, shooting, theft, blackmail and music.

“Not an unaccessible movie. Sabuu0026#39;s films tend to come off as flashy and stylistic, and I mean, they are, they are unique to himself, so Sabu is very much a required taste. running at about 80 minutes this isnu0026#39;t his best, but it is still a solid effort.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSabu films tend to start off with one character/ storyline, and eventually filter in others, you wonu0026#39;t find much character development, but just enough to get interested and find each person discernible.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe humor itself is spot on, as is the editing and cinematography. There really isnu0026#39;t much to say without spoiling the movie, or even spoiling of discovering the joy of Sabuu0026#39;s works in general. Heu0026#39;s a solid director, and for what it is, he just created a minor masterpiece.”