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Graveyard of Honor

2002 · 131 min

A brutal, unrelenting descent into self-destruction, watching a man tear through the underworld with terrifying indifference.

Overview
A barkeeper saves a yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • crime
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • madness
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror4
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, thriller, action
Directed by
Takashi Miike
Written by
Shigenori Takechi
Starring
Goro Kishitani, Narimi Arimori, Ryôsuke Miki, Yoshiyuki Daichi, Hirotaro Honda, Harumi Inoue, Renji Ishibashi, Shigeo Kobayashi
Music
Koji Endo
Cinematography
Hideo Yamamoto
Runtime
131 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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