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Firebrands

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2012 · 84 min Crime Action Drama
7.0 / 10 · TMDB

Barely scraping by making an honest living as a rural yakuza, Hachiya (Yasukaze Motomiya) dreams of the City of Flowers. Unable to conceal their growing frustration at their everyday lives, he and his partner, Sagane (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi), choose to pursue their own paths as yakuza, hiding a new major source of income from the family. But when the family captain (Kazuyoshi Ozawa) shows up for the first time in ten years...

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Original Title 武闘派
Year 2012
Genre Crime, Action, Drama
Director Masahiro Asao
Runtime 84 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.0/10 (1 votes)

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The film constructs a slow-burning tension, relying on the contrast between rural tedium and the yakuza's brutal code. It explores not action, but the smoldering desperation of men trapped by their roles.

What lingers after viewing is a stark, almost documentary-like portrayal of the criminal underworld's lower ranks, where ambition is crushed by harsh reality. A poignant study of loyalty's limits. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Masahiro Asao

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Watch late at night, alone, to absorb the oppressive mood and simmering tension.

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