Breathtaking
Hana-Bi review
By
steviebobs from London
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26th October 2004
This is beautiful. It is both ultra violent and yet very tender. A hard cop's wife is dying of Leukemia which isn't good and also he's being hunted by the Yakuza for a debt, which is also not nice. Some amazingly tender moments - like when she steals his cake. Superb. Lots of arty bits too and some nice music - all of which done by Beat himself. He surely must be one of the most talented people alive.
Hollywood should take note that the best films of the last decade are being made overseas and groundbreaking Japanese films like Visitor Q, Audition, Battle Royale and Hana Bi are dumping on American cinema from a great height.
