Rent Aesthetics of a Bullet (1973)
3.5 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 37min
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- Synopsis:
A yakuza gang selects a good-for-nothing street vendor to stir up trouble in enemy territory. With a flashy suit, a gun and a pocketful of money, he feels like a king but when trouble comes knocking, he realises that waving a gun and pulling the trigger are two very different things. After the major studios refused to finance it, director Sadao Nakajima (The Japanese Godfather Trilogy) took this project to New Wave bastion the Art Theatre Guild. With a deeply impressive performance by Tsunehiko Watase (Sympathy for the Underdog) that predates Robert DeNiro's indelible turn as Travis Bickle in Scorsese's 'Taxi Driver' by three years, 'Aesthetics of a Bullet' is a lost gem of 1970s Japanese cinema ripe for rediscovery. - Actors:
- Tsunehiko Watase, Miki Sugimoto, Mitsuru Mori, Asao Koike, Ichirô Araki, Toshio Chiba, Tatsuo Endô, Hiroshi Hatano, Jun Hekikawa, Yoshinobu Hirose, Emi Jô, Ryûji Katagiri, Takuzô Kawatani, Yôko Kishi, Tomoo Koike, Yasuko Matsui, Tairo Matsumoto, Jun Midorikawa, Setsuko Mochizuki, Ryô Nishida
- Directors:
- Sadao Nakajima
- Producers:
- Kanji Amao
- Writers:
- Tatsuo Nogami
- Aka:
- Teppôdama no bigaku
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 18/05/2026
- Run Time:
- 97 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Newly filmed appreciation by filmmaker Robert Schwentke
- New interview with filmmaker Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
- Archival interview with Sadao Nakajima
- Trailer
