A very good movie

Back in the 90's, I used to be a huge fan of Takeshi Kitano and I ended up watching 9 of his movies. I have to admit that, nowadays, I don't follow much his work anymore but it doesn't seem I'm missing much. Anyway, this flick was the last Kitano feature I had the pleasure to watch. If I'm not mistaken, it is the most commercially successful movie directed by Takeshi Kitano, at least in Japan where this Zaitochi character is really popular (They have already made something like 20 movies about him). So, it deals with a well known (at least in Japan) fictional figure and it was not as heavy than the usual Kitano's work. Anyway, it still looked really awsome, Kitano gave, as usual, an impressive performance and the whole thing was just damned entertaining to watch. It has become absolutely one of my favorite movies made by Kitano. to conclude, it is a beautiful and entertaining flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Japanese movies.

8/10