Kaori Shoji
All articles by Kaori Shoji
Features
The man is violent: Takeshi Kitano’s reinvention on screen
As Takeshi Kitano’s yakuza trilogy arrives on Blu-ray, Kaori Shoji probes the appeal of Kitano’s brutish film persona, a startling left turn from the comedy that made him a Japanese TV superstar.
By Kaori Shoji
The man is violent: Takeshi Kitano’s reinvention on screen
Lists
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