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A ferocious man sleeps here
A ferocious man sleeps here
Action, Crime, Thriller - 1993
7.5
92%
73
A Japanese mobster attempts to even the score when he realizes he and his lackeys have been pawns in a lethal game.
Director:

Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
94 min
Release date:
10 Apr 1993
Country:
JP
Languages:
Japanese
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
4 wins & 1 nomination

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Eliminates the one virtue American action films can legitimately claim -- vitality -- and replaces it with fake- existential claptrap wrapped in an inept narrative.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Kitano's haunting elegy to the gangster way of life.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
It shows how violent gangster movies need not be filled with stupid dialogue, nonstop action and gratuitous gore.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Gross and trite as the material is, Kitano shows again that he is an ingenious, purposeful filmmaker.
– Stanley Kauffmann,
The New Republic,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Sleek, punchy and altogether captivating.
– Kevin Thomas,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb 2001
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