3-4 x jûgatsu (1990)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Takeshi Kitano

Writer:

Takeshi Kitano (screenplay)

Release Date:

15 September 1990 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Two members of a Japanese junior baseball team get mixed up with the local yakuza. After their coach is severely injured by the gangsters...

Plot Keywords:

Yakuza | Gun | Baseball | Gangster | Violence

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Yûrei Yanagi	...	Masaki (as Masahiko Ono)
Yuriko Ishida	...	Sayaka
Gadarukanaru Taka	...	Takashi Iguchi (as Takahito Iguchi)
Dankan	...	Kazuo (as Minoru Iizuka)
Eri Fuse	...	Fumiyo
Makoto Ashikawa	...	Akira
Hiroshi Suzuki	...	Takuya
Edamame Tsumami	...	Saburou (as Takahiko Aoki)
Bannai Matsuo	...	Naoya (as Kenzo Matsuo)
Rakkyo Ide	...	Hajime (as Hiroshi Ide)
Meijin Serizawa	...	Makoto
Kengakusha Akiyama	...	Gas Pump Attendant
Naoko Shinohara	...	Sumiyo
Etsushi Toyokawa	...	Okinawa-Rengou Kumichou
Kenji Shiiya	...	Henchman 1 / Hitman

Also Known As:

Boiling Point (International: English title) (USA)
3-4x 10 gatsu (Japan) (alternative spelling)
San mainasu yon kakeru jyu gatsu (Japan) (alternative spelling)
San tai yon ekkusu jugatsu (Japan) (alternative spelling)
The Third and Fourth of October (literal English title)

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

New Zealand:R16 | Finland:K-18 | UK:15 (2008) (re-rating) | Argentina:16 | France:-12 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | Australia:M

Company:

Bandai Visual Company

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

A great movie, but not for everyone!

Well it's not a good film to watch on Sunday with your family. It's not a good movie if you're looking for some action. It's not a good movie if you're looking for philosophical dialogs.

But it's a great movie if' you're a Kitano fan. It's a great movie if you're interested in Japanese culture. It's a great movie if you like to sit back for a while and think deeper about what you're watching - it seems that throughout the film there's not much going on - the main character remains mute for most of the time, there is no music soundtrack in the background, the plot itself is not a straightforward one - you'll get the point right only after the last scene.

In some moments "Jugatsu" seems to be telling a simple and seemingly a little boring story - but a second after it blows in your face with aggression so intense that you start to think were it came from. It is not about blowing guts out or shooting people in the head. It's deeper.

What "Jugatsu" is about ? It's about revenge, loyalty, love and violence.