Another Yakuza flick from Takashi Miike... only difference here is that the main character becomes a cyborg.Low budget comedy-sci-fi. It's funny in the same way that the Evil Dead II was funny. I never knew Evil Dead II was meant to be funny when I first seen it, then I seen Evil Dead III, and realised Sam Raimi actually WANTS us to laugh.
The end of this movie is hilarious, and screwed up...
Basically a loser Yakuza trying to make ends meet is out on a mission with another Yakuza and gets shot to death by a rival gang. He is then rebuilt by a scientist with cybernetic parts, and the parts of his friend who was shot down at the same time, being reborn as cyborg who eats metal, complete with a massive wang. He then goes about finding out who set them up, etc. I'm not sure why, but Takeshi Miike seems to have a huge obsession with massive wangs... his interest in massive wangs is expressed in another 2 or 3 of his films to my knowledge... check out Dead Or Alive 2 for a big laugh.
Not especially great cinema, but definately worth a watch for a laugh. If you like Japan, anime, and comedy, you should watch this.
Fave Quote: 'we can find the scientist and get him to make another Full Metal Yakuza, a very loyal company roboto.'
My rating: 6.3/10
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