Movie

Zodiac Killers

1991 · 97 min

A somber, slow-building crime drama that wraps you in the loneliness and danger of being an outsider in a foreign city.

Overview: Hong Kong student Ben Lee becomes friends with his mainland Chinese classmate Chang Chih while studying abroad in Japan. Ben is unmotivated to study and only cares about money and on the other hand, whenever Chih encounters a Chinese person, he would ask whereabouts of his childhood sweetheart. Ming is also from Hong Kong and in order to elevate his social status, he becomes involved with a bar hostess and owner Yuriko, hoping to become Yakuza leader Yamada Ishikawa's brother in-law.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, love, crime, power
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
love
crime
power
survival
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild