First things first. If gory scenes make you feel sick and you turn your eyes elsewhere, do not watch this. There is so much blood and bones in this movie, other people around you might start complaining during the movie ruining the experience. I personally hate it when my friends talk all the time throughout a movie, so i watched it alone. I am also one of those types that show a genuine interest in extreme violence, madness and murder. No i am not fascinated by blood and butchering. I am curious about human behavior. And when we are curious we search. And when we are searching for something, we simply cannot close our eyes to those images and behaviors that might hurt our eyes. I do not watch gore movies that are just that. Butchering and more butchering and nothing else. But i have visited numerous sites, many of them now forbidden, that depict crime scene photos, videos of extremely violent crimes, etc. A single real photo or video, can show us the anger, or in many cases the madness. I also never re visit those images. There is no need, as blood and violence are not fetishes of mine. In fact, i have seen numerous movies that had potential, and they were ruined for me by gory scenes that did not add anything to those films.
I watched this movie mainly because of the real story that inspired it.
A Japanese owner of a pet shop, so bizarre and nasty, that he used to kill people's dogs so they would buy a new one from his shop. He also kidnapped other dogs from people and sold them at his shop. He was friends with Yakuza people, but at the same time, an enemy of other Yakuza people, losing a pinky along the way.. Who would not be curious about such a guy? I was.
The movie for me is a good movie with some flaws. The two main male actors are superb. Actor Denden who plays the maniac, looks genuinely creepy as f**k. And Mitsuru Fukikoshi who plays the man who enters the maniac's world, gives a stunning performance as well. He persuades both as the boring calm type initially, and he also delivers afterwards when he finally explodes. The director did a fine job too. I can tell he took a lot of time thinking about how to portray all those gory scenes, and for me they work 100%. Enough with the stabbings that only show the murderer's face and then cut to a scene with a bodybag, Real maniacs, when they kill, the knife will enter flesh. There will be a ton of blood. When a maniac chops up a body in lil pieces, we will see lil pieces. Along with heads, fingers, even a penis. Why not? It has happened in real life, more than once. As a matter of fact, in places like Mexican cartel land, or inside Brazilian prisons, the real pictures show even worse acts. And they are 100% real. So the director for me did an excellent job on the gore parts of the movie.
Regarding flaws, i honestly think that since the scenario was already not an exact copy of the real case, the movie could have added some more police trying to catch this guy or whatever. Or show no police at all. But its shows the police in just two scenes that for me personally, did not add anything to the film. I was also not very impressed with how other actors performed. Especially the woman who plays the maniac's lover, and the guy who plays the Yakuza type fella. For me their performances were overkill. Lastly, the director could have used more of the fantastic scenery in those scenes inside the woods.
A good film for those who are always curious about humans, dark humans and dark acts, and how any calm mannered character can transform into a beast. Those who love gore just for the shake of gore, won't like it. And those who feel sick when they see bloody limbs, broken bones and severed heads, should stay away.
I watched this movie mainly because of the real story that inspired it.
A Japanese owner of a pet shop, so bizarre and nasty, that he used to kill people's dogs so they would buy a new one from his shop. He also kidnapped other dogs from people and sold them at his shop. He was friends with Yakuza people, but at the same time, an enemy of other Yakuza people, losing a pinky along the way.. Who would not be curious about such a guy? I was.
The movie for me is a good movie with some flaws. The two main male actors are superb. Actor Denden who plays the maniac, looks genuinely creepy as f**k. And Mitsuru Fukikoshi who plays the man who enters the maniac's world, gives a stunning performance as well. He persuades both as the boring calm type initially, and he also delivers afterwards when he finally explodes. The director did a fine job too. I can tell he took a lot of time thinking about how to portray all those gory scenes, and for me they work 100%. Enough with the stabbings that only show the murderer's face and then cut to a scene with a bodybag, Real maniacs, when they kill, the knife will enter flesh. There will be a ton of blood. When a maniac chops up a body in lil pieces, we will see lil pieces. Along with heads, fingers, even a penis. Why not? It has happened in real life, more than once. As a matter of fact, in places like Mexican cartel land, or inside Brazilian prisons, the real pictures show even worse acts. And they are 100% real. So the director for me did an excellent job on the gore parts of the movie.
Regarding flaws, i honestly think that since the scenario was already not an exact copy of the real case, the movie could have added some more police trying to catch this guy or whatever. Or show no police at all. But its shows the police in just two scenes that for me personally, did not add anything to the film. I was also not very impressed with how other actors performed. Especially the woman who plays the maniac's lover, and the guy who plays the Yakuza type fella. For me their performances were overkill. Lastly, the director could have used more of the fantastic scenery in those scenes inside the woods.
A good film for those who are always curious about humans, dark humans and dark acts, and how any calm mannered character can transform into a beast. Those who love gore just for the shake of gore, won't like it. And those who feel sick when they see bloody limbs, broken bones and severed heads, should stay away.