The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses (1991)

Original title

ザ・ヒットマン 血はバラの匂い

Directed by

Teruo Ishii

Genre

yakuza film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A yakuza hitman carries out jobs in a criminal underworld. His violent life collides with a sense of personal loss and fate.

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What happens

『ザ・ヒットマン 血はバラの匂い』（-ちはばらのにおい、英題：The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses）は、1991年6月14日、石井輝男監督・脚本、西城秀樹主演により製作されたオリジナルビデオ。東映Vシネマ作品。1980年代、2時間ドラマの世界に沈潜していた石井の映画復活作として知られる。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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