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Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 1
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Two members of a Japanese junior baseball team get mixed up with the local yakuza. After their coach is severely injured by the gangsters, the two boys set off to Okinawa to purchase a gun in order to get revenge. While in Okinawa they get befriended by a psychotic yakuza outcast who is planning a revenge of his own.
Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.
Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
Jan 1, 1990 Wide
Dec 14, 1999
Swift Distribution
All Critics (11) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (1) | DVD (3)
A work of varied and strange miracles
There is little in the way of John Woo-style action setpieces in a Kitano movie.
I can think of no working director who uses stillness as gracefully and effectively as Takeshi Kitano.
It's a cult film that delights as a cruel form of entertainment.
A slow witted garage attendant travels to Okinawa to buy a gun when his friend gets into trouble with the local Yakuza. Even by Kateshi Kitano's understated standards, Boiling Point is a very ponderous affair. It has all the usual elements; the stoic but beautiful direction, the wide streak of very black humour and
June 30, 2008
Super Reviewer
Probably my least favourite Kitano film but entertaining none the less!
September 3, 2009Super Reviewer
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