Yasuo is a gangster just released from jail. Believing his boss double-crossed him, enraged Yasuo is on his way to find the boss. But before setting out for the dangerous trip, Yasuo asks Kenji to take care of his mentally challenged sister, Yuri, and a mysterious black bag.
Cinematography
Kyushu highways look like purgatory made concrete.
Acting
Tadanobu Asano's face does 90% of the dialogue.
Direction
Aoyama's debut already hates his characters perfectly.
Director
Shinji Aoyama
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Aoyama made this at 25, obsessed with road movies and Rimbaud; the quote opens his entire 'Kyushu trilogy' about masculine dead-ends.
Shot in 10 days for under $200K—Asano and Mitsuishi improvised much of their tense car dialogue.
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