Katayama is on the way home to his wife and daughter when he stumbles on a gang of punks beating up an innocent man. Katamaya decides to help the stranger and surprisingly wins the fight. This turns out to be a bad decision as his daughter is kidnapped and murdered by the leader of the same band of young thugs. Katayama seeks revenge and tries to trace the gangs location.
Another great Takashi Miike (Audition) film, and it doesn't mess around. The violence in Sun Scarred (a.k.a. Scars of the Sun) stays at a more realistic level, and leaves more room for the dark plot about how one man reaches his limit and wants nothing but vengeance. I don't blame him, the young thugs in this film makes Darth Vader look like a boy scout. Definitely a Miike film that's more serious in tone than many of his other works, and that's something I can appreciate after a handful films of his that uses very over-the-top violence and slapstick.
Overall, a very dark but satisfying story of revenge.
Genre: Drama/Crime
Overall, a very dark but satisfying story of revenge.
Genre: Drama/Crime
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