Hydra is a 2019 indie film directed by Kensuke Sonomura who's know for a film called manhunt(a film I've never seen.) The film tells the story of a killer who gives up that life to work in a back alley bar. He's life is interrupted when a girl that he swore to protect on her father's dying breath becomes a target of a murder organization...... The film stars Masanori Minmoto,
The film itself has more plot to the script than martial art fights. I quite liked the feel of the film as it was in an artsy indie atmosphere, yet the film was shot like it could have been a mainstream production. A lot of the scenes are just story building up has you get a feel for the characters who work at this bar together. One of their biggest mysteries if the bar's cook who doesn't show much emotion but is a genius at reading people. They all just lie their lives in a happy bliss under Tokyo's neon lights. Under the same lights, people's pasts loom in the dark until they make their way into the bar. I wouldn't call this film the best but it does it's job keeping the viewer in touch with the characters as the film progresses. Some flashbacks might be a bit confusing if you don't have the gift of comprehension. Plus the stab scar was on the opposite side that he was actually stabbed on in his flashback...... I'll let that slide though. [INSERT ME LAUGHING..]
I'm always in love with cityscape shots. Especially ones that show the transition between night and day. Speaking on other things captured by the camera, the fight scenes weren't anything ground breakingly different. Even the attempts at being violent were fun yet not eye opening.... My favorite scene was the one in the laundry mat where the main character has a conversation with a man from his past. There was some great acting there that wasn't there throughout the whole film. The film still takes an overused theme then wraps it all up well.
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