Japan's most important crime film? Violent Cop (Kitano, 1989)
Takeshi Kitano is, without a doubt, one of Japan's most important filmmakers, and his first film, Violent Cop, has arguably been the archetype for many of the crime/yakuza films to follow it. So today we take a look at this incredible piece of film. links: Twitter: / thisisrobedward Letterboxd:https://letterboxd.com/robedwards/ Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jqkzndvte

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