# Boiling Point (1990)

> A pair of Japanese baseball players enter a violent yakuza revenge spiral when a trip to Okinawa brings them under the influence of an unstable gangster.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16141

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Crime, Comedy, Drama, Action, Thriller
- Director: Takeshi Kitano
- Cast: Yûrei Yanagi, Yuriko Ishida, Takeshi Kitano, Guadalcanal Taka, Dankan, Makoto Ashikawa, Hisashi Igawa, Johnny Ohkura
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098967/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: deadpan, sardonic, volatile, cult movie night, japanese cinema marathon

## Synopsis

Two boys seek revenge in a world ruled by gangsters and baseball dreams.

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