A Weapon in My Heart
A Japanese underworld crime picture signaled by yakuza intrigue, hired-killer danger, and the vulnerability of a blind child.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- gritty
- tense
- hard-boiled
- late night crime viewing
- yakuza film marathon
What sets it apart
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The supplied keywords explicitly identify yakuza activity as a central criminal context.
The keywords classify the film as v-cinema, while its 92-minute crime format supports that industrial and stylistic context.
The supplied keywords specifically identify a blind child amid drug trafficking, yakuza, and hired-killer material.
Films like A Weapon in My Heart, and why
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
shared yakuza crime milieu, underworld violence, and Japanese gangster-film tradition
Sonatine
shared Japanese yakuza setting, terse criminal atmosphere, and morally detached crime storytelling
The Killer
shared hired-killer premise, crime-thriller tension, and tough-cop imagery
Movie Details
- Director
- Shinji Aoyama
- Release Date
- 1996-10-04
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Koujiro Shimizu
- Mika Aoba
- Tarō Suwa
- Yoichiro Saito
- Ken Mitsuishi
- Shun Sugata
Common questions
- What is A Weapon in My Heart about?
- A Japanese underworld crime picture signaled by yakuza intrigue, hired-killer danger, and the vulnerability of a blind child.
- What is A Weapon in My Heart like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Weapon in My Heart as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is A Weapon in My Heart violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in A Weapon in My Heart as mild.
- Which films are like A Weapon in My Heart?
- Films with a similar feel include Battles Without Honor and Humanity, Sonatine, and The Killer.
- How long is A Weapon in My Heart?
- A Weapon in My Heart runs 92 minutes.
