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Kiss Me So Long I Can't Breathe

KIM Taegwan

Japan1999 90min color

Synopsis

Yamazaki is a yakuza gang member who is given an assignment to kill a rival mafioso. The night before his big hit, he decides to buy the services of a call girl in order to calm his nerves. Yamazaki and Yurika fall in love at first sight. During their night together, Yamazaki entrusts Yurika with the details of his dreaded mission and even goes on to show her a photo of his victim-to-be. Powerless to stop him, Yurika makes him promise that upon his return from his dangerous mission, that he will ?iss her until she can no longer breathe? The next day, Yurika realizes to her horror that her next client is Yamazaki? target. To make matters worse, the client has been forewarned about the hit and is well prepared for Yamazaki? arrival. When the door bell rings, the client announces ?t? time?and Yurika is helpless as she watches him load bullets into his gun. At this point the film moves back twelve hours to the two lover? night together, and it is revealed then that Yurika is a Korean-Japanese and that Yamazaki is Bolivian-Japanese. The camera follows Yamazaki as he anxiously prepares for his big task the course of action as he arrives at the door of his target. ?t? time? says the yakuza, and on loading his gun opens the door, only to face someone other than Yamazaki: a twist which is by no means the movie last.

Diretor

KIM Taegwan

Born in Osaka, in 1959. Graduated Kansai University and a Japanese Film School. He directed many commercials and television programs. Films : Shelter (86)