Takashi Miike can be quite... eclectic, and in recent years his output has included several manga adaptions and kids TV shows. But here he goes back to basics with a story about gangsters, call girls and corrupt cops. But is this really a love story? Does it have something for long term fans and newcomers alike? In some ways these things are true. It certainly contains a lot of bizarre imagery without ever being too nightmarish, and it certainly has a story about a naive young couple brought together by a series of coincidences. But overall the result is a perfect gateway movie into his more extreme projects, which is interesting to see unfold after he's made over one hundred films.
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