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"Yakuza Apocalypse" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 10/10/2017
Upon his murder, the trusted lieutenant of a well-liked local crime boss discovers that he was a vampire and sets about avenging his death with the powers he bestowed upon him from beyond the grave.
The Japanese master of the macabre turns his hand to schlock-horror in this Manga-esque genre hybrid that follows in the tradition of his earlier western/crime mash-up Sukiyaki Western Django. Yakuza Apocalypse is easily one of the most off the charts, batshit-crazy films I have ever seen! The film begins as you would expect, with the usual high octane bloody action common to most of Miike's films and there are some laugh out loud moments as the cocky mobsters are out-gangstered by the motley collection of ordinary people who are transformed into Yakuza vampires. As the film goes on and it …
