Broken Rage: Subverted expectations in the best way!
If you've followed this blog for a while, then you'll know that I enjoy Beat Takeshi/Takeshi Kitano's work. The one exception so far being Kubi, even though it was a well-crafted movie, it just wasn't for me. The man is known for two things: Directing Yakuza movies and also in Japan specifically, for his comedy. Having made both serious Yakuza movies and comedies, one would think that the title Broken Rage would indicate the former. The 2024 movie however, is a prime example of subverted expectations in a positive way. Broken Rage's plot follows the exploits of an elderly hitman known only as Nezumi, meaning mouse. He receives information about his targets via envelopes delivered to him at Yoshida's café. The sender is only identified as Mr. M. After successfully eliminating his target, Nezumi burns the contents of the envelope to get rid of the evidence of his work. He then receives an envelope containing his payment. Unfortunately for the hitman, two stubbo...
