Photo of Ken Yoshizawa
Photo of Ken Yoshizawa

Ken Yoshizawa

“[On Sea of Revival] This is my role. As a person who acts, it was a role that asked the mass of its life. I resigned from being an actor three times and revived three times, but I never thought I could meet such a role. I often say that it is important to continue, but that is true.”

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    VIOLENT COP

    TAKESHI KITANO (BEAT TAKESHI) Japan, 1989

    Upending cop-thriller tropes with deadpan wit, Takeshi Kitano’s directorial debut is acutely alive to how violence makes itself manifest. By turns incendiary and disconcertingly tranquil, this electrifying film explores how quickly society can become numb to everyday brutality.

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