Outrage

[Drunk Monk]

The latest from Beat Takeshi. The subtitle is Way of the Yakuza, but it could have been subtitled Lopped Off Fingers. It's a lot of ugly, tattooed Japanese gangsters in suits killing each other and lopping off their fingers. It starts with a confusing amount of characters but the cast gets narrowed over the course of the film. Lots of cold-blooded hits (some really gritty kills), punitive punches to the face and of course, lopped off fingers. Takeshi has engaging cinematographic flair and his twitch is captivating. I enjoy the Confucian elements in Asian gangster movies, plus this story has a tactical theme of double-crossing that's entertaining. I wouldn't say to go out of your way for this one, but there are worse ways you could kill an hour and a half.

It's all about the hits and the lopped off fingers. No sword fights but a tanto is used well....to lop off a finger.