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Pisutoru opera (2001)
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27 October 2001 (Japan) morePlot Keywords:
Sequel
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Assassin
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Surrealism
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Avant Garde
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1 win moreUser Comments:
Beautiful but Incomprehensible moreCast
(Credited cast) | Makiko Esumi | ... | Miyuki Minazuki |
| Sayoko Yamaguchi | ... | Sayoko Uekyo |
| Hanae Kan | ... | Sayoko Uekyo |
| Masatoshi Nagase | ... | Man dressed in black |
| Mikijiro Hira | ... | Goro Hanada |
| Kirin Kiki | ... | Rin |
| Kenji Sawada | ... | Man at Tokyo Station |
| Haruko Kato | ... | Shizuka Orikuchi |
| Tomio Aoki | ||
| Yoji Tanaka | ... | Koroshi-ya No. 7 |
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| Yoshiyuki Morishita | ... | Killer no.9 |
| Kensaku Watanabe | (as Sakutarô Inui) | |
| Jan Woudstra | ... | Painless Surgeon |
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112 minCountry:
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UK:15Fun Stuff
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Boom mic visible: As Uekyo speaks into the camera with a Union Jack draped over her, the boom mic drops into the picture for a second or two, then moves up and out of sight. moreFAQ
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| Theme Music? | cholericus |
| Okay... did anyone else get this out of the movie? | fiftyfivewolves |
| wtf | dvelizflores07 |
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I was eager to see "Pistol Opera" for a variety of reasons. I had recently seen "Branded to Kill" and the idea of a follow-up/sequel/remake by the same director intrigued me. Furthermore, I am a fan of the lead actress, Makiko Esumi, from her work on Japanese TV.
Sadly, this film goes nowhere...slowly. The plot seemed simple enough but within minutes I was lost. These "professional killers" spend nearly the entire film killing each other which begs the question who is employing these people and what purpose they serve. Lots of these scenes look wonderful and have some fun ideas, but nothing makes any sense. Characters deliver long, meandering soliloquies into the camera, flip-flopping from Japanese to English and back again. Neither language adds any clarity to the circumstances. The whole thing feels like some kind of experimental stage play, especially the final showdown where characters enter and exit bizarre scenery accompanied by strange, nearly naked dancers.
What the hell?