Movie

Mary's Game
1996 · 88 min
A slow-burning, moody yakuza thriller with erotic undertones, where loyalty and violence simmer beneath a cool surface.
- Directed by
- Keiichirō Yoshida
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime
- Starring
- Makiko Kuno, Takeshi Yamato, Taisaku Akino
- Overview
- An assignment is issued to a lady sniper to destroy the mafia. The second-in-command of the Akita-kai, a yakuza group based in the Kanto region, is stabbed to death by a hitman from the Kansai-based San'yu-kai, which is aiming to expand into Kanto. Around the same time, Komoro Hisashi, the Akita-kai's action squad leader, is warmly welcomed back by the Akita-kai chairman, who has just returned to freedom after 14 years. However, concerned about the San'yu-kai's movements, he advises him to lie low for a while. Meanwhile, Shinjo, who was a young member 14 years ago, has risen through the ranks to the point of having his own gang. Amidst all this, Komoro meets and falls in love with a nurse named Akie...
- How it feels
- Dark, tense, cynical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Crime, violence, betrayal, loyalty
- Content
- Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Keiichirō Yoshida
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime
- Starring
- Makiko Kuno, Takeshi Yamato, Taisaku Akino


