Wilderness (2017)

Original title

あゝ、荒野 前篇

Directed by

Yoshiyuki Kishi

Genre

boxing film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 37m

Rated

R15+

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two troubled young men find purpose and conflict through boxing in a harsh Japanese city. One has problems with stuttering and the other is an ex-con trying to start over.

rawintensegrittymelancholicvisceralbleakslow-burncontemplative

What happens

Wilderness: Part One & Part Two (Japanese: あゝ、荒野, Hepburn: Ā, Kōya; lit: "Ah, Wilderness") is a 2017 Japanese two-part drama film based on arthouse screenwriter Shūji Terayama's one and only full length novel, Aa Koya, published in 1966. Directed by Yoshiyuki Kishi, it stars Masaki Suda and Yang Ik-june. It premiered in A Window on Asian Cinema at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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