Ambitious yakuza Kenji befriends harmonica-playing bartender Chuji, who moonlights as a part-time drug-dealer for the opposing gang. Their friendship is threatened by Kenji's plans for ...
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| Hiroyuki Ikeuchi | ... | Chûji Yonashiro | |
| Seiichi Tanabe | ... | Kenji Shindô | |
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Saori Sekino | ... | Tokiko |
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Daisuke Iijima | ... | Yûkichi Hanamura |
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Yôzaburô Itô | ... | Talent Scout Sugiyama |
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Huntley Nicholas | ... | Chûji's Black Father |
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Atsushi Okuno | ||
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Ambitious yakuza Kenji befriends harmonica-playing bartender Chuji, who moonlights as a part-time drug-dealer for the opposing gang. Their friendship is threatened by Kenji's plans for advancement, as well as by his bodyguard's growing jealousy of Chuji. Written by sienel
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Chuuji is half black, has a homeless father and he works in a bar. He has connections deep into the yakuza which he cares little about. He saves a girl with whom he get together with.
Ikeuchi Hiroyuki is very good as Chuuji, the protagonist that you care about in this movie. The story is a sad one with little sentimentality and told with joy so we don't get turned off it.
Miike is a promising filmmaker, but maybe he should spend some more time on each movie instead of spewing 'em out. 'Chuugoku no Chounin' suffers a little from this. Such is the case also with this movie. Its still recommended for the lead act.