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Referring to the Japanese director Takeshi Kitano, his film violent aesthetic is simple and crisp, rough and direct, and he can do not talk much, and this unique personal style also makes fans watch it every time.
In 2017, Takeshi Kitano made a cameo appearance in the live-action movie "Ghost in the Shell" as Daisuke Aramaki, and in just a few shots, he also followed his style.
The classic business card "Gangster" that Pigo wants to recommend to you today is a typical Kitano Takeshi style, the film was released in Japan in 2001, and the Douban score was as high as 8.3.
"Big Guy" 丨2000
Director / Writer: Takeshi Kitano
Starring: Takeshi Kitano / Omar Epps / Maki Tibetan / Masaya Kato / Tejima Jin
The film tells the story of the gang boss who is shot and killed by the killer who is secretly waiting for him when he goes out to have fun, and the gang is also facing a reorganization.
Yamamoto (takeshi Kitano), a powerful subordinate of the gang boss, also faces a turning point.
Yamamoto's fierceness is fully portrayed in the first few shots of the film.
Just when a bartender disguised as a killer was about to take a gun to assassinate the gang boss, Yamamoto saw the flaw, quietly walked over, did not say a word, and raised his hand to the back of the head to shoot.
Such a simple and direct way, if the audience who sees Kitano Takeshi for the first time is still difficult to react to.
When I arrived in the United States, Yamamoto could not communicate freely because he could not speak English.
In desperation, Yamamoto planned to go to his half-brother, but unexpectedly a black man touched the porcelain on the road, of course, Yamamoto could not eat dumb losses, picked up the broken wine bottle and scratched the eyes of the black man!
When Yamamoto found his brother, he found that he had sold his life to pay for his brother to study in the United States, but the younger brother colluded with drug dealers and sold drugs.
They are also always bullied by their employers and constantly asked for high prices.
Yamamoto stood up for his younger brother and squashed his employer.
Later, Yamamoto was driven away by his employer's men, and as a result, Yamamoto killed several people in the car without much effort.
When I went to negotiate with my employer, I directly headshot my employer.
Yamamoto's brother and his accomplices were in a panic, fearing that things would be targeted by the big boss.
Just then, a man pushed open the door and entered the room, and Yamamoto quickly fell down, taking a closer look at Kato, yamamoto's old subordinate.
Kato's addition gave Yamamoto more confidence, and when the employer proposed to meet and negotiate, Yamamoto and his gang also made sufficient preparations early.
As soon as they met, they preemptively shot and killed each other, so Yamamoto's brother and his friends took over the drug business in the area.
Yamamoto's brother and his friends changed their image as street thugs and started a company, wearing suits and shoes, and coming in and out of luxury cars.
Business is getting better and bigger, and the territory is getting bigger and bigger.
Yamamoto also found a woman, and the two fell in love.
In order to better expand the site and do big business, Yamamoto wanted to cooperate with Hyakuse, the local "Little Tokyo" site.
Kato came forward to negotiate with Hyakuse, but Hyakuse himself started from scratch and circled "Little Tokyo" with one hand, claiming that how the eldest brother could be willing to be a man for many years, and the negotiations were naturally not close.
Just as Yamamoto and the group were preparing to leave, Kato stayed behind to say that there was something else, so the crowd left first.
Kato finds Hyakuse again to explain why he is willing to follow Yamamoto and even give his life for him.
Hyakuse gave Kato a gun and asked him to prove it to himself.
Without hesitation, Kato shot himself.
The sound of the gunshots at this moment not only made the audience's hearts tremble, but also changed Hyakuse's thoughts, so Hyakuse agreed to cooperate with Yamamoto.
Hyakuse is more violent in his actions and vicious in his methods. He and his men rushed into multiple drug-trafficking strongholds, killing the small bosses and seizing territory.
Although this method allows the business territory to expand rapidly, there are more and more enemies, and the risks that come with it are getting higher and higher.
Finally, the local mafia noticed their development and wanted a piece of it, demanding most of the shares.
Yamamoto's people, of course, disagreed, and a struggle with the mafia was about to break out.
The cruelty of the mafia's methods can be imagined, not only to carry out assassinations, but also to take the opponent's family.
In the process, Yamamoto's girlfriend is killed by the enemy family, and the mother of a younger brother is also killed.
The mafia's use of corpses to form the word "dead" is enough to prove the arrogance and cruelty of the gangsters in seizing territory.
In the struggle against the mafia, both sides suffered heavy casualties.
Yamamoto told everyone to leave the company, and he was determined to fight the mafia to the death.
As he was leaving, Yamamoto simply took with him a bag "containing clothes," just as he had when he first came to the United States.
In the end, Yamamoto kidnapped the mafia leader and was driven by the black brother to the remote wilderness.
On the way away, Yamamoto made a surprising move, pointing a gun at the black brother and forcing him to get out of the car and walk into the distance.
The mafia leader tied up in the car heard a gunshot in the distance and thought Yamamoto had killed the black brother. Mockingly scornfully, Yamamoto said, "You even kill your own people."
Yamamoto responded with only a relieved smile.
Finally, Yamamoto parked the car in front of a restaurant and went inside to order a glass of wine.
The mafia leader in the car quickly took the opportunity to escape, and after a glass of wine, Yamamoto looked extremely calm and relieved inside, while a large number of mafia men outside the hotel were already waiting for Yamamoto to come out with guns.
Yamamoto paid for the wine, gave the boss the repair fee, and calmly walked out of the hotel. Outside the hotel, gunfire erupted, and Yamamoto collapsed in a pool of blood.
On the other hand, the black brother who was taken away by Yamamoto drove on the wild road, nagging Yamamoto's last words, "Run away."
The black brother complained in his heart that he was "full of enemies and has nowhere to go", and the bag that Yamamoto left for him made him laugh and lament how a big guy could be so ridiculous.
However, after opening the bag, he excitedly "complained" about Yamamoto's ridiculousness, but this time he was grateful, and it turned out that the bag was full of cash.
At this time, this black brother who was scratched by Yamamoto's eyes at the first meeting, from that moment on, Yamamoto has been the eternal big brother in his heart.
The film can be seen as the history of Japanese gangster entrepreneurship in the United States, and the big guy played by Takeshi Kitano is a big brother image who is cold and rare, capable and decisive, and has feelings and righteousness.
The English name of the film is "brother", which is also the meaning of brother.
Whether it is for his half-brother, or for his brother's friend, or his old subordinates, although the surface is harsh, but the heart is delicate as silk, and the care is great.
Gifts arranged for subordinate families are also carefully prepared.
Because of this, he was recognized by his brothers, followed him with all his heart, and even paid for him with his life.
The quiet, simple and brutal way of acting, and the bloody pictures show Yamamoto's coldness to the extreme, and this style of doing things is also related to the environment in which he lives.
The language barrier seems to be the only way to show their strength and stand in the style of a gangster.
Although Yamamoto also found a woman, as a gang boss, he would not marry this woman, because he knew that the danger of his family would come at any time.
The only thing Yamamoto can have inner peace of mind is to take his woman to the slums to find memories of his childhood, and occasionally bet and play chess with the black brother.
Therefore, the pair of sunglasses that this big guy always wears not only isolates the heart from the outside world, but also is a tool for him to ignore everything, so that people can't guess his inner thoughts.
When talking about the filming and production process of "Gangster", Kitano Takeshi mentioned that the original film was 3 hours long, but due to the pressure of investors, the film could only be cut to less than 2 hours. Excessive deletions have more or less disrupted the rhythm of Kitano's plan, so some of the behaviors and gunfight scenes in the film appear abrupt, but it is this sudden turn that makes Kitano Takeshi's film style more prominent.
There are still many details in the film that can see the characteristics of Kitano Takeshi, Pigo does not elaborate too much, like his movie friends hurry up to pick up the film!
At the end of the article, I remind everyone that the movie "One Man's Jianghu" is being released Oh, take advantage of the fact that there are still times in the cinema, hurry up and watch!
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