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Gonin

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Gonin (1995)

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Reviews Counted:7

Fresh:6

Rotten:1

Average Rating:6.7/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Set in an economically depressed part of Japan, five men, all down on their luck, decide to band together for one spectacular heist. But when things don't go quite as planned, they have to defend... Set in an economically depressed part of Japan, five men, all down on their luck, decide to band together for one spectacular heist. But when things don't go quite as planned, they have to defend themselves against the local Yakuza. A hip, almost operatic action film with emphasis on male bonding and many similarities to the films of Sergio Leone and Sam Peckinpah. [More]

Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Koichi Sato, Masahiro Motoki, Jinpachi Nezu

Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Koichi Sato, Masahiro Motoki, Jinpachi Nezu, Naoto Takenaka, Toshiyuki Nagashima

Director: Takashi Ishii

Director: Takashi Ishii
Screenwriter: Takashi Ishii

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I prefer that my violent flicks make a little more sense.

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[A] dark, pounding exercise in mayhem, revenge, nihilism and despair in contemporary Tokyo.

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