@celeste_writes
A patient, formally daring work — the cinematography lingers on empty rooms longer than most audiences will tolerate, but those who stay are rewarded with the most haunting final act of the year.
One of Tanaka's underlings has stolen a rare statuette that he had planned to use as a peace offering between the local Yakusa and Chinese Tong. He hires two private investigators to exchange ransom money to recover the statuette, but the trade goes down bad and Clay Roth is killed. This angers Roth's brothers and father, all combat veterans, and they go after the people responsible
Quick Stats
5.2
TMDB Rating
19
Votes
1h 26m
Runtime
$1.5M
Budget
$1.3M
Box Office
87%
Return
Key Crew
DirectorFred Olen Ray
WriterT.L. Lankford
CinematographyDan Rothman
ComposerMarvin Kerner
EditorWilliam Shaffer
Production DesignBruce Fedorka
Produced by
CineTel Films
Where to Watch
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Critics & Reviews
3 featured@jhalberg
I walked in expecting another genre exercise and walked out feeling like I'd been eavesdropping on a confession. The lead performance is genuinely singular — a career-defining turn.
@priya_a
A few too many scenes feel borrowed from a better film, but the soundtrack and the production design carry the rest. Solid recommendation for fans of slow-burn European thrillers.
Cast
David Carradine
Jim Roth
Lee Van Cleef
Burt Roth
Mako
Akira Tanaka
Lois Hamilton
Sara Roth
Ross Hagen
Corey Thorton
Brent Huff
Tommy Roth
Laurene Landon
Deborah Silverstein
Dick Miller
Steve
Burr DeBenning
Lt. Sanderson
Michael Berryman
F.C.
D
David Goss
Clay Roth
D
Dah-ve Chodan
Lauren Roth
Conan Lee
Kon Ozu
S
Sam Hiona
Jackie Hong
B
Bob Hevelone
Nate
