Boiling Point

Original title: 3-4 x jûgatsu

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

7.7K

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Dark Comedy Action Comedy Crime Drama Thriller

Two disquieted junior baseball players seek revenge on the local yakuza for attacking their coach.Two disquieted junior baseball players seek revenge on the local yakuza for attacking their coach.Two disquieted junior baseball players seek revenge on the local yakuza for attacking their coach.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

7.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations

Uehara
(as 'Beat' Takeshi)

Yûrei Yanagi

Masaki
(as Masahiko Ono)

Yuriko Ishida

Sayaka

Taka Guadalcanal

Takashi Iguchi
(as Takahito Iguchi)

Duncan

Kazuo
(as Minoru Iizuka)

Eri Fuse

Fumiyo

Makoto Ashikawa

Akira

Rasshâ Itamae

Takuya
(as Hiroshi Suzuki)

Tsumami Edamame

Saburou
(as Takahiko Aoki)

Bannai Matsuo

Naoya
(as Kenzo Matsuo)

Rakkyo Ide

Hajime
(as Hiroshi Ide)

Meijin Serizawa

Makoto

Kengakusha Akiyama

Gas Pump Attendant

Naoko Shinohara

Sumiyo

Etsushi Toyokawa

Okinawa-Rengou Kumichou

Kenji Shiiya

Henchman 1…

Makoto Tsugawa

Henchman 2…

Shinobu Tsuruta

Gas Station Boss

Director
- Takeshi Kitano
Writer
- Takeshi Kitano
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Trivia
Despite being top-billed, Takeshi Kitano doesn't appear on screen until 48 minutes in, exactly halfway through the film.

Connections
Featured in Okinawa Days: Kitano's Second Debut (2016)

Soundtracks
Akujo (Bad Girl)
Performed by Dankan
Written by Miyuki Nakajima

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Featured review

8/10

Watch out for Kitano!

Boiling Point (1990) is about a goofy guy who works at a convince store and plays sandlot baseball in his spare time. His head is always in the clouds. One day he insults a high ranking Yakuza member while at work. Then that's when all of his troubles begin. An interesting film by Kitano. This is his second directorial project (after taking over the directorial reigns for an ailing director in Violent Cop). Even though he's prominently featured in the film's trailer, Kitano is only in the film for several scenes (but his part is very memorable). Don't be fooled by the trailer. This is not a hardcore Yakuza film. It's about a young guy who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He should've "stayed in bed" that day. Poor kid. Recommended.

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