The renowned director and master of violence, Takeshi Kitano (played by Takeshi Kitano), suddenly grew tired of the gangster films he had directed bef[Expand All]
The renowned director and master of violence, Takeshi Kitano (played by Takeshi Kitano), suddenly grew tired of the gangster films he had directed before and announced that he would never make gangster films again, venturing into other genres. Takeshi Kitano began to try various films. He directed over ten films in the style of Yasujiro Ozu, including family films, tear-jerking love films, nostalgic films reflecting the social features of the 1950s, horror films, ninja films, and science fiction films, all of which failed for various reasons. As a result, his directorial career hit a bottleneck and he needed to reflect.[Collapse]