Shinjuku Triad Society

nestled somewhere between dead or alive and ichi the killer, this grimy miike flick is as lurid and grim as they come. devoid of heroes or villains, this crooked cop/gangland caper is populated by characters that defy easy classification- sure, they're all absolutely vile, but they're also all on the same plane of awfulness. existing solely in the muck and grime of the most perverse and violent sub-level of society, the film only sparingly ever comes up for fresh air- this is the world the characters operate in, and it's mercilessly in-your-face. a lot of miike's more popular movies that deal... read more