When your hit list includes someone you once loved, do you pull the trigger or your heart?
A Professional sniper, Ryo has executed so many missions with his partner, Narushima. But Ryo is caught in between a multitude of emotions, when he realizes that his newest target will be an old acquaintance of his.
Acting
Riki Takeuchi's thousand-yard stare does ALL the heavy lifting.
Score
Jazz club melancholy that seeps into every frame.
Direction
Asao's minimalism makes 75 minutes feel like a lifetime of regret.
Director
Masahiro Asao
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Riki Takeuchi was already a V-cinema legend by 2009; this role let him whisper instead of scream for once.
The jazz club setting nods to 1960s yakuza films, but strips away the romanticism—no cool criminals here, just exhausted men.
JP
