37 Ratings

The Most Terrible Time in My Life

Waga jinsei saiaku no toki

Taiwan, 1994

Drama, Comedy, Crime

Synopsis

The first in a trilogy of films starring Masatoshi Nagase as the ultra-cool, reform-school boy turned private eye, Kaizo Hayashi’s deadpan detective story takes on everything from cultural alienation to national prejudice to tough-guy cinema mystique with enormously entertaining results.

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The Most Terrible Time in My Life Directed by Kaizo Hayashi

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Awards & Festivals

Berlin International Film Festival

1994

San Francisco International Film Festival

1994

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Cast & Crew

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the_mentaculus's rating of the film The Most Terrible Time in My Life
the_mentaculus

A joyous homage to both Japanese yakuza and American P.I. serials (with a kick-ass cameo from Jo Shishido!). The beginning lags a bit but the film picks up steam to an ending you saw coming, but still executed with gravitas. In its favor is the way the film discusses Japanese xenophobia to such length and depth. Has one of the most enjoyable soundtracks I've heard in years. Recommended.
January 06, 2016 20:09
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