Japanese cult filmmaker Sabu is known to spice things up in his work. The kooky mix of violence, fantasticism and humor sometimes leads to unwatchably ridiculous results as with Chasuke’s Journey, his last film to make Berlinale competition. His latest feature is not nearly as weird, though still very much certifiably schizophrenic, compromising a strong premise that had the potential for a cool, kick-ass ride.
Blood starts to spill not five minutes into the movie as we meet the titular Mr. Long (played by Chen Chang) in the basement of a temple somewhere in the southern Taiwanese metropolis Kaohsiung. Employing efficient, no-frills stabs and jabs inspired by Japanese swordsmanship, the contract killer finishes the job almost as soon as he begins. On his next assignment in Tokyo, however, the mission fails and the quiet hitman is left for dead. In a twist to the familiar genre storyline, we find out that Mr.
Blood starts to spill not five minutes into the movie as we meet the titular Mr. Long (played by Chen Chang) in the basement of a temple somewhere in the southern Taiwanese metropolis Kaohsiung. Employing efficient, no-frills stabs and jabs inspired by Japanese swordsmanship, the contract killer finishes the job almost as soon as he begins. On his next assignment in Tokyo, however, the mission fails and the quiet hitman is left for dead. In a twist to the familiar genre storyline, we find out that Mr.
- 2/16/2017
- by Zhuo-Ning Su
- The Film Stage
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