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Jigen Daisuke

2023 · 120 min

A brooding, deliberate action-drama that follows a quiet gunslinger through a tense, personal search, balancing sharp shootouts with a somber, character-driven mood.

Directed by
Hajime Hashimoto
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Overview
Feeling unhappy with his gun, Jigen is looking for the world’s best gunsmith. He finally finds out that Chiharu, who runs a watch shop, is the person he’s been seeking. Then, Jigen meets Oto, who comes to Chiharu’s shop looking for a gun. Jigen finds out about Oto's secrets and the mysterious organization that’s after her. After Oto is kidnapped, Jigen gets into a desperate battle to save her.

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Directed by
Hajime Hashimoto
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • crime
  • loyalty
  • violence
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action, crime, drama
Directed by
Hajime Hashimoto
Written by
Yoshimasa Akamatsu
Starring
Tetsuji Tamayama, Yoko Maki, Kotoka Maki, Honami Sato, Yasukaze Motomiya, Kazuki Namioka, Eugene Nomura, Yuuki Tsujimoto
Music
James Shimoji
Cinematography
Hironori Yamasaki
Runtime
120 min
Country
Japan, United States of America
Languages
Japanese

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