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Maiko Kawakami

Maiko Kawakami

“I think that when I was young, I couldn't see what I really wanted to know. It may be time to search for what you want to do, but over time, you may find that you really want to learn. If you do so, your willingness to learn and learn will naturally overflow.”

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    Violent Cop

    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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