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Boiling Point

Original title: 3-4 x jûgatsu
  • 19901990
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  • 1h 36m
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6.7/10
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3-4 x jûgatsu (1990)
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Two disquieted junior baseball players seek revenge on the local yakuza for attacking their coach.Two disquieted junior baseball players seek revenge on the local yakuza for attacking their coach.Two disquieted junior baseball players seek revenge on the local yakuza for attacking their coach.

IMDb RATING
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6.8K
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  • Director
    • Takeshi Kitano
  • Writer
    • Takeshi Kitano(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Takeshi Kitano
    • Yûrei Yanagi
    • Yuriko Ishida
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  • Director
    • Takeshi Kitano
  • Writer
    • Takeshi Kitano(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Takeshi Kitano
    • Yûrei Yanagi
    • Yuriko Ishida
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    • 37User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Boiling Point
    Trailer 2:10
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    Takeshi Kitano in 3-4 x jûgatsu (1990)
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    Top cast

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    Takeshi Kitano
    Takeshi Kitano
    • Ueharaas Uehara
    Yûrei Yanagi
    • Masakias Masaki
    Yuriko Ishida
    Yuriko Ishida
    • Sayakaas Sayaka
    Taka Guadalcanal
    • Takashi Iguchias Takashi Iguchi
    Duncan
    • Kazuoas Kazuo
    • (as Minoru Iizuka)
    Eri Fuse
    Eri Fuse
    • Fumiyoas Fumiyo
    Makoto Ashikawa
    • Akiraas Akira
    Rasshâ Itamae
    • Takuyaas Takuya
    • (as Hiroshi Suzuki)
    Tsumami Edamame
    Tsumami Edamame
    • Saburouas Saburou
    • (as Takahiko Aoki)
    Bannai Matsuo
    • Naoyaas Naoya
    • (as Kenzo Matsuo)
    Rakkyo Ide
    Rakkyo Ide
    • Hajimeas Hajime
    • (as Hiroshi Ide)
    Meijin Serizawa
    • Makotoas Makoto
    Kengakusha Akiyama
    • Gas Pump Attendantas Gas Pump Attendant
    Naoko Shinohara
    • Sumiyoas Sumiyo
    Etsushi Toyokawa
    Etsushi Toyokawa
    • Okinawa-Rengou Kumichouas Okinawa-Rengou Kumichou
    Kenji Shiiya
    • Henchman 1as Henchman 1…
    Makoto Tsugawa
    • Henchman 2as Henchman 2…
    Shinobu Tsuruta
    • Gas Station Bossas Gas Station Boss
    • Director
      • Takeshi Kitano
    • Writer
      • Takeshi Kitano(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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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. —Todd K. Bowman <tkbowman@aol.com>
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    • customer
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    • Genres
      • Action
      • Comedy
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Despite being top-billed, Takeshi Kitano doesn't appear on screen until 48 minutes in, exactly halfway through the film.
    • Connections
      Featured in Okinawa Days: Kitano's Second Debut (2016)

    User reviews37

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Very hard to get, but wonderful
    Simply an awesome movie. I have no idea whatsoever if I got the movie the way intended. But what I did get was a couple of things. It's one of the funniest and most bizarre films I have ever seen. No matter what happens, people crashing motorcycles, getting beaten etc, no one, ever, shows any emotion. Just the "classic" japanese stone-face. There is no soundtrack in this movie either, and tempo is kinda low, but explodes now and then with meaningless violence. This might sound like utter crap, but Kitano pulls it off, and does it very well. It works, it's fun and it's interesting.
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    • OriginalMadman
    • Jun 24, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 19, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Kokpunkten
    • Production companies
      • Bandai Visual Company
      • Shochiku-Fuji Company
      • Yamada Right Vision Corporation
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,471
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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