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    Unique ID Code: 0000028089
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    Added on: 16/12/2001 10:46
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    Gonin (UK)

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    Five men, two killers, one massacre
    Certificate: 18
    Running Time: 110 mins
    Retail Price: £19.99
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    Synopsis:
    Japanese Director Takashi Ishii`s brutal hyperstylish hallucinogenic roller coaster of a movie takes a group of five desperate men through the robbery of a Yakuza gangster outfit and the bloody revenge that follows. Ishii assembles a cast of Japan`s coolest actors including Naoto Takenaka (Shall We Dance) and the legendary `Beat` Takeshi Kitano and his fluid, sensual camera work creates sequences of unrivalled ballistic bloodshed.

    But what really raises this movie to a different level is the off-beat characters: `Beat` Takeshi`s sadistic portrayal of the one-eyed hitman, gay hustlers and downtrodden ex-cops give Gonin an eccentric film noir atmosphere that will blow you away.

    Special Features:
    Interactive Menus
    Scene Access
    Theatrical trailers
    Extensive biographies and filmographies. Production stills gallery

    Video Tracks:
    Widescreen Letterbox 1.78:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 Japanese

    Subtitle Tracks:
    English

    Directed By:
    Takashi Ishii

    Written By:

    Starring:
    Kippei Shiina
    Koichi Sato
    Jinpachi Nezu
    Toshiyuki Nagashima
    Masahiro Motoki
    Takeshi Kitano
    Kazuya Kimura

    Soundtrack By:
    Goro Yasukawa

    Director of Photography:
    Yasushi Sakakibara

    Producer:
    Kazuyoshi Okuyama

    Distributor:
    MIA

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