Gokudô kuroshakai (1997)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Takashi Miike

Writer:

Seigo Inoue (writer)

Release Date:

28 June 1997 (Japan)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Organized Crime | Taipei | Puppy | Slum | Child Neglect

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Sho Aikawa	...	Yuuji
Lianmei Chen	...	Lili
Ming-Jun Gao
Jianqin He
Sau Leung 'Blacky' Ko	...	Whorehouse Proprietor
Tomorowo Taguchi

Also Known As:

Criminal Underworld: Rainy Dog (International: English title) (literal title)
Rainy Dog

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | Mandarin | Taiwanese

Certification:

UK:15

Filming Locations:

Taiwan

Company:

Daiei Motion Picture Company

Movie Connections:

Features Daikaijû kûchûsen: Gamera tai Gyaosu (1967)

never gets soggy

Yuji lives as a hit-man. One rainy night a girl he screwed awhile back bursts into his apartment tells him the kid she brought with her is his then leaves as quickly as she came. the second film in the loosely grouped together "Black Society Trilogy". "Rainy Dog" is a notable improvement on the first film "Shijuku Triad Society". While it was much slower and more introspective, it had a certain poetry to it that made it highly watchable. More akin to Miike's "Blues Harp" or "Graveyard of Honor" than his manic DOA films. And this one is better played straight.

My Grade: B+

DVD Extras: An EXTREMELY informative Commentary by Tom Mes (the guy really knows his stuff); 2 interviews with Takashi Miike; Yasushi Shimamura interview; Artwork; Bio/Filmograhies; and 2 theatrical Trailers