![]() Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 4 / 10 Promising crime drama let down by a boring romance Meanwhile, Fu-Chun's girlfriend, Natsumi Sato turns up to sell something to Kenichi. Yuan wants to get even and attempts to do so by using Kenichi. Things are calm, however, his former partner-in-crime, Fu-Chun, is rumored to have returned to Kabukicho, having fled years earlier after killing the number two to gangland boss, Yuan. ![]() His domain is in Kabukicho, a gangland controlled by various Shanghainese gangs intent on taking overall control. You can sell him anything except children's organs. it's like being a dandelion in a field of wild roses.you might be a pretty flower, but you'll never compete with wild roses.Kenichi is a half-Japanese, half-Chinese man of the underworld. these dainty little pretty actresses who have one-note talent are always going to be swallowed up when they are on-screen with takeshi. i think it doesn't matter her nationality, she just has to be an actress with a strong bearing, very talented, and with a unique look. who could that woman be? would it have to be a western actress? is it possible that an asian woman can match him? i think so. and then also to be a woman with the physical and emotional power that he has. I have created quite a list here, but it all comes down to the fact that with his physical dynamics and the way he looks onscreen, along with the fact that MAN, he can ACT!.it has to be very difficult for a director to find a female counterpart for him, someone to match him in looks, (and i don't even mean a woman who is necessarily beautiful or classic) one who can match him with a look that is unique and profound, just as his looks are. but then he's tall and his bearing is strong, very self-contained, manly and composed in one minute, then the next minute he moves in a certain way that is child-like, willowy, lithe, stealth, fast, flexible (takeshi is very flexible and lithe! watching him in 'fallen angels' i was so struck by how he can move his body around, flopping and flinging himself around, running, jumping and tumbling, and he can curl himself up into fetal position is a split-second like he's made of putty, or perch himself perfectly balanced on a chair while washing a guy's hair!-it's so impressive!). just that face alone is incredible to match onscreen no matter how pretty the girl is, and surely he has been matched with some lovely women. his features (speaking now only of his face) are strong and profound.large nose, very full lips.even the shape of his lips are profound, big eyes, thick eyebrows, strong chin, sharp cheekbones, and the dimples.can't forget the dimples. as some of you have said before, he almost looks like japanese anime (i believe one of his female co-stars said the same thing once!). On top of these ablities, there is his looks. within 5 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!! he is by far the single most expressive actor i have ever seen. takeshi, as we all know, is unusually gifted at being able to carry within himself a variety of expressions and emotions.even within one single scene he can go from little-boy-lost, to broken-hearted, to smoldering and brooding, to anger, to sadness, to joy, etc. what i mean is that first of all he is both so profoundly photogenic and profoundly charismatic that it's difficult for any actress paired with him to match that. ![]() ![]() I think takeshi's blessing is his curse when it comes to chemistry with women on film. i have a theory, hope ya'll don't throw any flying daggers at me, hee-hee: i also find the chemistry sorely lacking (Ziyi Zhang in HOFD is no exception). I haven't seen this movie nor enough of his movies with love interests to make a totally fair assessment, but i have seen a few and i agree.
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