Rainy Dog (1997)

Original title

極道黒社会

Directed by

Takashi Miike

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 89 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A hitman living in Taipei is drawn into an uneasy family life with his prostitute girlfriend and her young son. Their unlikely bond develops amid his violent work in the city's underworld.

bleaklonelyslow-burnmelancholicgrittyatmosphericunderstated

What happens

Rainy Dog (Japanese: 極道黒社会, Hepburn: Gokudô kuroshakai) is a 1997 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike, completely set and filmed in Taipei, Taiwan. Its main theme is the unlikely relationships formed between a hitman and his hooker girlfriend and his son. This movie is the second part of the Black Society trilogy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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