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Boiling Point (1990)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:6
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: In Takeshi Kitano's quirky second film, Masaki (Masahiko Ono), a quiet baseball-playing gas station attendant, runs into trouble with the local yakuza. Masaki's baseball coach, Iguchi (Takahito... In Takeshi Kitano's quirky second film, Masaki (Masahiko Ono), a quiet baseball-playing gas station attendant, runs into trouble with the local yakuza. Masaki's baseball coach, Iguchi (Takahito Iguchi), turns out to be a former yakuza and attempts to straighten out the situation but only winds up making things worse. In order to stand up for himself, Masaki, along with his friend Kazuo (Minoru Iizuka), heads to Okinawa to buy a gun. There the two encounter tough guy Uehara (Kitano, acting under his alias, Beat Takeshi) and his all-too-loyal henchman, Tamagi (Katsuo Tokashiki), who are both in trouble with the yakuza as well. After various odd incidents, Uehara helps Masaki and Kazuo acquire a gun. When they attempt to use the weapon, however, the result sets the groundwork for an explosive climax. [More]
Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Masahiko Ono, Yuriko Ishida, Hisashi Igawa
Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Masahiko Ono, Yuriko Ishida, Hisashi Igawa
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Screenwriter: Takeshi Kitano
Producer: Takio Yoshida, Masayuki Mori
Reviews for Boiling Point
There is little in the way of John Woo-style action setpieces in a Kitano movie.
I can think of no working director who uses stillness as gracefully and effectively as Takeshi Kitano.
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