After reading some other comments, I was surprised by how much they liked this movie. I liked it mildly, but just can't understand the glowing reports and scores like "10". It's a nice little movie about a strange, somewhat sociopathic man who helps a little boy to find the mother who abandoned him. The acting is good and the movie this worth seeing but that is all. There are certainly many better Japanese movies (most films by Kurasawa, Happiness of Katakuris, and many others).
If you like Beat Takeshi in this movie, I think you'd likely agree that this is not his best film. I would recommend you view his recent homage to the Zatiochi series (Zatoichi--made in 2003).
If you like Beat Takeshi in this movie, I think you'd likely agree that this is not his best film. I would recommend you view his recent homage to the Zatiochi series (Zatoichi--made in 2003).