A stylish, subversive thriller from suspense-maverick Kiyoshi Kurosawa (CURE, PULSE) concerning Yoshii, an ambitious yet directionless young factory worker from Tokyo who side-hustles in the murky realm of black market reselling, cheating buyers and sellers alike. After swindling his way into loads of cash, Yoshii gradually attempts to disconnect from humanity — moving out of the city, shunning his girlfriend and entrusting duties to his new, devoted assistant. Before long, his life is plagued by a series of mysterious, sinister incidents that threaten to upend his success and bring about a most violent demise. A master of carefully simmering tension to a bloody crescendo, Kurosawa delivers a searing portrait of digital greed and vengeance.
“The action isn't elegant. It's erratic and loud and ugly…. It's also a damn good time, even if Kurosawa leaves us with the haunting notion that we're all too connected, just one click away from finding opportunity or something much more dangerous.” —Graeme Guttmann, Screen Rant “This riveting and highly unusual shoot-em-up finds Kurosawa returning to his roots, only to discover that psychological terror isn’t quite as abstract as it used to be.” —David Ehrlich, IndieWire “An offbeat internet-age drama that devolves into a vengeance actioner so deconstructed it’s almost existentially abstract: Beckett giving it both barrels.” —Jessica Kiang, Variety
