Shirō raids the office of the organization that attacked his lover, wreaking havoc and escaping with a stolen handgun. In retaliation, the organization hires two killers to get rid of Shirō. The duo begin to develop a strange kinship with their target…Read More »
Taka Ôkubo
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Atsushi Yamatoya – Ke no haeta kenjû AKA The Pistol That Sprouted Hair (1968)
1961-1970Atsushi YamatoyaCrimeExploitationJapan -
Masao Adachi – Yûheisha – terorisuto AKA Prisoner / Terrorist (2007)
Arthouse2001-2010JapanMasao AdachiPolitics
Politically-motivated Japanese filmmaker Masao Adachi’s first feature in over three decades tells the tale of an imprisoned terrorist who is forced to confront his ideological convictions head-on after failing in his mission and being subjected to gross treatment while held as a detainee. “M” was one of three terrorists involved in a suicide attack on a high-profile airport. Unfortunately for “M,” his grenade failed to detonate. Immediately captured and thrown in prison, “M” gradually loses his grip on reality as a result of his maltreatment, and begins to question the ideas that drove him to attempt the ultimate sacrifice. Read More »

