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Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen

2015 · 125 min

A gentle, amusing ride with ageing tough guys fumbling through a nostalgic caper, more warm than wild.

Directed by
Takeshi Kitano
Genres
Comedy, Action
Starring
Tatsuya Fuji, Masaomi Kondo, Akira Nakao
Tagline
Are You old men?
Overview
Ryuzo and his 7 former henchmen are all retired yakuza, but they now live as regular old men. One day, Ryuzo becomes the victim of a phishing fraud. He calls his 7 men together to reform their society.

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Directed by
Takeshi Kitano
Genres
Comedy, Action
Starring
Tatsuya Fuji, Masaomi Kondo, Akira Nakao
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • aging
  • friendship
  • loyalty
  • crime
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour7
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, action
Directed by
Takeshi Kitano
Written by
Takeshi Kitano
Starring
Tatsuya Fuji, Masaomi Kondo, Akira Nakao, Tōru Shinagawa, Ben Hiura, Ryota Nakanishi, Yoshizumi Ito, Ken Yoshizawa
Music
Keiichi Suzuki
Cinematography
Katsumi Yanagijima
Runtime
125 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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