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Rainy Dog

Takashi Miike

Japan1997 94min 35mm Color

Synopsis

Yuji, a stoic Yakuza, lives in exile in Taipei (Taiwan), because a settling of accounts ended badly in his homeland. He satisfies himself with a new life. Breaking this calm is a Japanese hit-man, who shows up to track Yuji down to avenge a crime from the past. Overnight, Yuji also finds that he must take care of a young child who has been abandoned at his doorstep by an old girlfriend.

Diretor

Takashi Miike

Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1960. Takashi Miike is a graduate of the Yokohama Academy of Broadcasting and Film. He started his career under Shohei Imamura, Kazuo Kuroki. He made his feature debut it 1995 with . His film includes (1996), (1997), and (1999). Working in a wide span of genres from adolescent films to Yakuza movies fantasy stories His latest films are , and .