Riki Takeuchi stares through your soul while debt destroys a man's life. Peak V-cinema.
#32 in the King of Minami series. When the failed president of a recruitment company turns to offering fake job titles for a fee, he is targeted by the yakuza and forced to borrow money from Ginjiro Manda. Despite his attempts to escape his debts by declaring bankruptcy, Manda has other plans.
Acting
Riki Takeuchi's thousand-yard stare should be studied.
Production
Shot-on-video grit that reeks of real Osaka backrooms.
Writing
Fake job titles as existential horror. Brilliant.
Director
Sadaaki Haginiwa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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