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NOT A GAY DAY

Although Takeshi Kaneshiro is a sexy devil.

I had ordered all his films a while ago and this one was on "very long wait" for a very long time. Three months or more?

I finally got my turn and interrupted the gay favorite films for

Fayajo / Sleepless Town (1998)

This is a relentless chase through the complexities of a gang war in Chinese Tokyo.

It takes a while to catch on but once it gets going so does the movie.

Kaneshiro dominates the film which has many side paths. The arc is the gang battle and there are four flip flop endings. Just when you think it is tied up it unravels again.

Good clean fun and very watchable. The opening Steady-cam scene is loooooong and very cleverly done.

This is war but not full of fighting. More the plotting and the betrayals. In the end everyone gets what they deserve.

Kaneshiro is not a traditional hero here. He is a bad boy. Cool and, when necessary, brutal.

I liked it very much and would be willing to endure another "very long wait" to see it. A 4 out of Netflix5.

Tomorrow back to the gay favorites.

These are outtakes and "making of" scenes with the man.

Labels: films