Takeshi Kitano: The Collection (6 Disc)

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The Takeshi Kitano Collection
Review added by
Stuart McLean

Certificate: 18
Running Time: 10 Hours Approx.
Retail Price: £49.99
Release Date: 4/11/08
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Violent Cop: Japanese superstar "Beat" Takeshi Kitano makes his directorial debut in this critically acclaimed action film in which he also stars as Azuma, an urban cop at the end of his rope. Not above using violent tactics in order to punish the lawless, Azuma's daily routine involves a new partner and a mentally challenged sister. When his violent ways cause the death of a friend, his short fuse comes dangerously close to reaching its' end...

Boiling Point: When Masaki, a gas station attendant and local baseball player incurs the wrath of the local yakuza, the notorious Japanese criminal organization, he heads to Okinawa to buy a gun so he can stand up for himself. While there, he is joined in his quest for revenge by a former gangster (Kitano), who seemingly has his own reasons for revenge. Violence escalates until the mild-mannered Masaki takes an oil truck from his gas station and drives it straight into yakuza headquaters...

A Scene At The Sea: Kitano relates a touching story about a deaf-mute garbage collector who takes a passion in surfing. His mute girlfriend accompanies him, and even though he is hindered at every point he never lets this dampen his passion. The couple does not exchange a single word throughout the entire film, Kitano embracing the power of silence and love that transcends words.

Sonatine: Takeshi is Murakawa, an established and ruthless Yakuza, sent outside his usual turf to intervene in a gang war on the tropical island of Okinawa. Things go badly wrong and he and his gang get caught in the crossfire. Forced to retreat to a seaside hideaway, they kill time and fool around on the beach, but then their enemies start picking them off one by one. Murakawa decides to go on the offensive for a final and breathtaking showdown...

Getting Any?: Middle-aged Asao's sole goal in life is to have sex but in order to achieve his dream he is thrown from one wacky situation to the next. From robbing banks to becoming invisible to transforming into a super-sized fly monster, Asao will do anything to get any!

Kids Return: Two old friends revisit their old schoolyard to remember the times they shared together at school, before they left and found their own ways in life, one as a boxer and one as part of a local gang. They have done well but revisiting their memories reminds them of their undisciplined ways.

Special Features:
'Takeshi Kitano - The Unpredictable' Documentary

Violent Cop and Sonatine Commentaries By Chris D, Author Of 'Outlaw Masters Of Japanese Film'