Japanese film's eclectic bad boy, Miike Takashi, gives us the story of Kikuwa Reiji, a young hardheaded cop assigned the task of infiltrating the feared criminal conglomerate Sukiya-kai. After successfully completing a bizarre hazing rituals, Reiji is brought in under the wings of big-shot yakuza "Papillon" Hiura. “Papillon” Hiura who lives by a code stipulating that all yakuza must be funny, a code that determines life or death for those who confront him. As a mole, Reiji soon finds himself in the middle of a war between two criminal clans as he covertly tries to keep MDMA off the streets of Japan. On top of this, he has to fight his cat-imitating diamond-toothed nemesis, Nekozawa, while trying his best to lose his virginity to the beautiful Junna. htb

This film is suitable for audiences above 15 years of age.

Miike Takashi (b. 1960) has directed roughly 100 films since his 1991 debut. After setting a breakneck pace in the years around the millennium, he now seems to have settled at two films per year. Possibly best known for Audition (1999) and the controversial Ichi the Killer (2001), Miike is a master of most (if not all) genres as he expertly toys and bends the rules if he feels creatively inclined.

Original title Mogura no uta - sennyû sôsakan: Reiji

Year 2013

Director MIIKE Takashi

Screenplay KUDÔ Kankurô

Cinematography KITA Nobuyasa

Producer UEHARA Juichi

Cast IKUTA Tôma, ENDÔ Ken'ichi, FUKIKOSHI Mitsuru

Production Company Fuji Television Network, OLM

Runtime 2h 10m

Format Blu-ray

Links IMDb