 
TrailerThis science-fiction action film revives an ancient Japanese law from the Edo Period, once known as the 'Act of Vengeance' to examines a society where professional killers are permitted to take out criminals at the request of the victims. Those slated for 'execution' are notified of the planned time and date of the impending attack, and are allowed to hire a professional bodyguard for defense. Hiroshi is a hired assassin at the Katsumi Vengeance Agency, and his colleague is Higuchi. Together they rediscover a shared trauma from their distant past. This spectacular life-changing event involves the detonation of an experimental freeze bomb. Both were present and now have frozen emotionally - and maintain the added inability to feel physical pain, a bonus considering their profession. Yet another stylish and delightfully demented effort ( with a sad and sorrowful undertone) from Kumakiri; this is a definite must-see film with a lovely combination of the stylish, brutal and sometimes bizarre. The phenomenal performances by all of the leads and will have you gripping your seat from start to finish. International film festival veteran Kumakiri-san is best known here for Kichiku dai Enkai, Antenna and Green Mind, Metal Bats (and visited SF with the two latter titles). - Mike Skurko |
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