Burning Fist

I've always been a fan of Japanese Cinema since I was very little. Most media that comes out of Japan has an extremely arresting aesthetic about them. Some are not to everyone's taste but I suppose you can't fault the notion that it's certainly unique. I for one didn't get deeper into the genre until only about 5-6 years ago after my first visit.

One such director that I've been an avid fan of is Shinya Tsukamoto, and although I've only seen a handful of his movies once, I liked the title Tokyo Fist the most. I remember going into import video / dvd stores when I was younger and staring at the covers for ages, just imagining the horror that lay within the running time of Tetsuo: Iron Man, Tetsuo II: Bodyhammer and Haze. The titles themselves were oozing of grit and nitro glycerine. I imagined for a long time the idea of Tokyo Fist and the kind of characters that were in the movie, or the actors who would embody such an aggressive nickname.

I love Japanese cinema as a whole and although most that gets distributed in Japan can be considered rubbish by some, the stuff that's great is truly great. In my opinion anyway.