Waru

You're an ex-yakuza grunt, sprung from the slammer and back on the payroll. Your new boss takes a shine to you, starts teaching you the real game, but soon you're public enemy number one. Miike's early film recalls the pinky violence of his contemporaries. It lingers long after the credits.

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Takashi Miike directed Waru in 2006. See Takashi Miike's full filmography, where to start with Takashi Miike, or where to go after you've seen everything by Takashi Miike.

Waru was released in 2006 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 84 minutes.