Madness in Bloom (2002)

Original title

凶気の桜

Directed by

Kenji Sonoda

Genre

crime, drama, action, thriller

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 02m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3 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 young man joins a right-wing group and becomes absorbed by nationalist ideology. The film also follows yakuza operating in Shibuya and examines the secretive side of ultranationalist organizations.

straightforwarddarkseriousmatter-of-factgrittytenseunflinching

What happens

『凶気の桜』（きょうきのさくら）は、ヒキタクニオ著作の小説（新潮社）、およびそれを原作として2002年に公開された日本映画。右翼グループに参加し、国粋思想に傾倒していく青年、渋谷で暗躍する暴力団、右翼団体の暗部などを描いた社会派作品である。 なお、作中に登場する消し屋（殺し屋）はヒキタ作品に主役として再登場し、本作の後日譚として『消し屋A』、『遠くて浅い海』が書かれている。また、『鳶がクルリと』では重要な登場人物である兵頭が闇社会に入るきっかけが描かれている。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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