[Takeshi Kitano is] scary, hilarious and, in a strange way, touching.

Takeshi's cinema is full of static images and long digressions, intermissions from the blood sport. When the inevitable clashes recur, the sudden shots of brutality carry a startling kick to them.

The audience gets a chance to watch Kitano smash punks around who would probably never receive their proper punishment.

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