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Blood (1998)
Don't let the name confuse you....it's a real bore
When I was at Fry's at the foreign films section, I was thrilled to see a Japanese movie with the title "Blood", and looking at the credits, I was also encouraged to buy it. Riki Teguichi (sp?) played the secondary role as an assassin for the Yakuza (although emphasis was hardly given) while his long time friend in the movie was a doctor.
This movie had minimal violence, and more so of the drama category than the action category. Don't let the fancy warning label fool you, barely any violence, and minimal blood. The movie was probably made for a more dramatic effect, but my high hopes were indeed, disappointed.
This movie is also boring, and wasn't worth the US$24.99 I payed for it.
*I don't recommend this film!*
Batoru rowaiaru (2000)
Horrifying, yet entertaining....Superb
Battle Royale, being one of the most controversial films ever made in Japan, lives up to its name: Battle Royale. The movie is NOTHING compared to its explosive trailer. Within the first fifteen minutes: a suicide, two killings, and a girl, clutching to a blood soaked doll. Given its R-15 rating, or NC-17 in the US, you would expect sex, nudity, and violence. In most all DVD or VHS versions of BR, it is rated NC-17 for violence, edited to contain the minimal amount of nudity (Mitsuko's sex attack by cutting off two guy's....things)....nonetheless, Battle Royale is a brilliant movie, filled with violence, blood, action, romance, scandal, and more. A work of art, with many metaphors and sayings that are worth knowing.