Gripping story with well-crafted characters

The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

A refined master teacher of traditional dance, Nitta ( Raizô Ichikawa) , is haunted by a tragic past, he masks a darker side to his personality. A highly skilled professional contract killer, Nitta possesses skills that have earned him a fearsome underworld reputation. When a political storm threatens to break the Ishino Clan makes contact with the cool hit man... A super stylish crime thriller from Director Kazuo Mori follows the excellent film Aru koroshi ya, from the same year, maverick director Yasuzô Masumura helped with script, any wonder this film is so good, Highly Recommended !!