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28 June 1997 (Japan)
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A Japanese assassin stranded in Taiwan must take work from a local crime boss to make ends meet when suddenly a woman from his past delivers a son to him. | Add synopsis »
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Neo Noir
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Organized Crime
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Gangsta Grip
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Hitman
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Triad
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Rain is bad luck
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Cast
 | Shô Aikawa | ... | Yuuji |
| Xianmei Chen | ... | Lili |
| Ming-Jun Gao | ||
| Jianqin He | ||
| Blackie Ko Shou Liang | ... | Whorehouse Proprietor |
| Tomorowo Taguchi |
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| Takashi Miike | |||
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| Seigo Inoue | ||
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| Tetsuya Ikeda | .... | producer | |
| Tsutomu Tsuchikawa | .... | producer: Daiei | |
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| Kôji Endô | |||
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| Yasushi Shimamura | |||
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| Masashi Minami | .... | assistant director | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Daiei Motion Picture Company (1997) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Artsmagic (US) Ltd. (2006) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen) (subtitled)
- I-On New Media (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Tartan Video (????) (UK) (VHS)
- Tokuma Japan Communications Co. Ltd. (????) (Japan) (DVD)
- Toshiba Digital Frontiers (TDF) (????) (Japan) (DVD)
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"Gokudô kuroshakai" - Japan (original title)
"Criminal Underworld: Rainy Dog" - International (English title) (literal title)
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"Criminal Underworld: Rainy Dog" - International (English title) (literal title)
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95 min
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Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)See more »
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The same day as watching Shinjuku Triad Society I continued with this one. It was a Japanese film special and I didn't read any background info before the movie whatsoever, but after STS (and Kuroshiya Ichi a month before) I decided to give a miss to all Miike films. Luckily I did not know this was Miike.
This was really a surprise noir after the no substance of the previous mentioned. A yakuza goes to Taiwan and works as a hit-man when suddenly his son is dumped upon him, a son he didn't know he had and doesn't want to have either. I don't want to give away much but the movie is dense with atmosphere and humour, it's easily his best alongside Audition, Birdpeople of China and The Negotiator. Akin for Takeshi Kitano, but definitely Miike.