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Writer:
Takashi Ishii (writer)
Release Date:
16 January 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
KIRE tara tomaranai! [Japan]
Plot:
Five men plot to steal a large sum of money from the local yakuza, but everything does not go as planned...
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Awards:
2 nominations
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Dark - Yakuza - Thriller
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Kôichi Satô | ... | Mikihiko Bandai |
| Masahiro Motoki | ... | Junichi Mitsuya |
| Jinpachi Nezu | ... | Kaname Hizu |
| Kippei Shiina | ... | Jimmy |
| Naoto Takenaka | ... | Shohei Ogiwara |
 | Takeshi Kitano | ... | Ichiro Kyoya (as Beat Takeshi) |
| Kazuya Kimura | ... | Kazuma Shibata |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Daisuke Iijima | ||
| Ryo Iwamatsu | ... | Man at the toilet |
| Maiko Kawakami | ... | Hostess at Pinky |
 | Chiaki Kuriyama | ... | Ogiwara's daughter |
| Hideo Murota | ... | Shikine |
| Eiko Nagashima | ... | Saki |
| Toshiyuki Nagashima | ... | Yasumasa Ogoshi |
| Kanji Tsuda | ||
| Shingo Tsurumi | ... | Shigeru Hisamatsu |
| Megumi Yokoyama | ... | Nammy |
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The Five (USA)
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Runtime:
109 min | 121 min (director's cut)
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Certification:
New Zealand:R18 |
UK:18 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Finland:K-18 |
Germany:18 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
USA:Unrated
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After all you only need three words to describe "Gonin" apt:
DARK
YAKUZA
THRILLER
Got it?!? If you want to know more check out my following review: A very explosive film indeed that seems if director Takashi Ishi had crossed Hollywood examples like "Reservoir Dogs" and "Thing to do in Denver when you´re dead", and added some stylish pictures and typical Asian gun violence to the result. "Gonin" is distinguished by a sinister and hopeless atmosphere as well as the great performances of his main actors. Once more, the appearance of the unique Takeshi Kitano makes the whole film!
Maybe not the greatest movie of Japan´s 1990s cinema, but still a great work and better than 90 % of all those Tarantino rip-off gangster flicks which come from America!!!