Great film. I think there's just not enough understanding in our current era for transgender people. I think in a few hundred years it will be a lot more tolerated, but it's because of brave people who make films like these that awareness is improving. I'll admit, I sometimes struggle to grasp and be accepting of transgender people. But I also understand that I just simply don't understand it enough to denounce it.
This is from wikipedia; Patterson = Pearson's character btw
"18 years after the crime, in September 2015, Patterson was extradited to Seoul to stand trial for the murder. Patterson continued to claim his innocence throughout the trial, maintaining that Lee was the killer.[14] In January 2016, Patterson was found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison,[15] with the judge explaining that "the court decided on a life sentence, but in view of the defendant's age, of being under 18 at the time, the sentence will be 20 years in prison."[14]
In Patterson's appeal the court confirmed his sentence."
The real victim Jo Jung-pil looked so innocent and precious. Bless him. This world is too cruel. T_T
This was alright. There was nothing that grabbed me and stood out as being unique about this film. It did have some really awesome fighting scenes though that were bloody and well choreographed. If you like samurai fights, you should enjoy this.
This was a waste of an effort on everyone's part. Besides the first ten minutes the ENTIRE film is badly choreographed sword fighting. This literally had no plot. Just the writer and director asking us to suspend belief for an hour and think that one man could really fight off a whole army single-handedly.
This is more a story about human resilience than boxing. I really loved this! Kazuki was such a selfish prick at times but it was portrayed in a very subtle, realistic way. Urita's fighting spirit was a really incredible approach. The man couldn't be beat emotionally lol. Even though he lost every fight, his passion and optimism could never be stiffled. I think the end scene leaves us with the impression that he will return to boxing, because remember he quit once before but then returned? That's the spirit of a true fighter. Tbh, I didn't like Chika's character. I think we're all kind of tired of seeing the role of a distressed wife who is endlessly concerned over her man. He even forgot her birthday and she doesn't make a big deal out of it? Like wth! Anyways, this was Urita's story, not hers. Give this a watch. It was pretty good :)
Very interesting concept. I enjoyed the second segment so much with Ara and the cop that I was livid when it ended!! I wish the whole movie could have been just about that, and him in prison and her getting him out or something. Nicely done.
This was really well made. I don't know about the historical accuracy, but it was an enjoyable watch for sure. I felt it could have been a little bit shorter. Acting was amazing. Some really nice battle scenes which created lots of suspense and tension.
Terajima Shinobu gave an incredible performance. I think this was supposed to be a metaphor type of film where the limbless husband represents war crimes or something? Interesting film if that's the case.
I liked the intentionally lazy feel the director was going for for the overall concept of the film. I didn't find it slow at all but then again I was really in the mood for this type of slow building plot. It was really nice seeing something that I couldn't predict. It includes an unconvetional love story but that's not the main focus. This made for a grungy and refreshing film.
It's on Amazon Prime in Japan! Haven't yet found it anywhere else.
I find time is the only way to find these types of films. Time and time alone will see to it’s eventually being uploaded by some kind soul. That being said, I’ll message you again in 6 years with a link 😭😭😭
What is happening is already a bit much.Why must there be skin-ship to portray love? Or sexual interactions for…
They captured the element of love perfectly. Too much focus on physical affection would have degraded the story, true, but to show none at all is just as atrocious! If they are going to make this kind of film in the first place they might as well throw in a kiss. I wasn’t hoping for wild sex scenes, just a kiss to make it feel more impactful. When they died at the end, it didn’t really impact me because I was thinking to myself, “well they never were brave enough to show their affection for one another more openly or take the steps necessary to be together so what does it matter!”
Time and place in history doesn’t matter if you are trying to tell a decent love story. Look at Romeo and Juliet. They had smooches and they were in a drastically conservative era.
I think what bothered me was that both the writers of this drama and the characters didn’t take the risk to show physical affection. It’s the risk element that builds tension for the audience and makes the stakes higher.
"18 years after the crime, in September 2015, Patterson was extradited to Seoul to stand trial for the murder. Patterson continued to claim his innocence throughout the trial, maintaining that Lee was the killer.[14] In January 2016, Patterson was found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison,[15] with the judge explaining that "the court decided on a life sentence, but in view of the defendant's age, of being under 18 at the time, the sentence will be 20 years in prison."[14]
In Patterson's appeal the court confirmed his sentence."
The real victim Jo Jung-pil looked so innocent and precious. Bless him. This world is too cruel. T_T
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgJ6bI4mnRI
Time and place in history doesn’t matter if you are trying to tell a decent love story. Look at Romeo and Juliet. They had smooches and they were in a drastically conservative era.
I think what bothered me was that both the writers of this drama and the characters didn’t take the risk to show physical affection. It’s the risk element that builds tension for the audience and makes the stakes higher.