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Agitator

2001 · 150 min

A slow, intricate yakuza power struggle that builds to explosive, bloody confrontations, demanding patience and rewarding it with brutal tension.

Tagline
Thank you and fuck you brother
Overview
When a young yakuza torments the customers in a rival crime family's nightclub, it is not long before his dead body is found. Soon, inter-family retaliation follows, resulting in the death for a prominent crime boss. Devastated by this turn of events, the temperamental Kenzaki vows to avenge his boss's death and, as bloody violence ensues, the body count reaches excessive proportions.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • revenge
  • power
  • loyalty
  • violence
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, action
Directed by
Takashi Miike
Written by
Shigenori Takechi
Starring
Masaya Katō, Taisaku Akino, Kenichi Endo, Hakuryu, Mickey Curtis, Takashi Miike, Yoshiyuki Daichi, Eiichi Furui
Music
Koji Endo
Cinematography
Kiyoshi Itô
Runtime
150 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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