Another Battle without Honour film, another rape scene I didn't need.

Glad we're back to Hirono. Bunta continues to deliver. The delivery of his lines hit. He's still the most captivating character for me.

I'll be honest, I felt myself losing interest (but I have a bad migraine, which could've contributed to that feeling), but his reaction at the end brought me back. I'll be tuning into the next!

Having said all that, I did enjoy that this film focused…

I'll be real, I was looking forward to this one but the main character did not hit for me as much as Hirono. Where is my guy Bunta!!

From the very beginning, I was disappointed because I knew it'd add this love story that was not at all compelling or remotely interesting. Besides, yet another inappropriate "sex" scene within that too (he hits her, but it's okay, apparently). Get this man off my screen. I know the actor, but have…

Hated the treatment / use of female characters in this film. It was like watching a weird old man's fantasies for what felt like a whole day. It was sooo long and dragged out.

I have not seen much of his work, but it was obvious to me that he was inspired by himself. As narcissistic as the main focus of the film.

Maybe that's also why he had so many uninteresting references to Romeo & Juliet.

With that said, I…

I have come to enjoy more slice of life type films. I easily coasted along watching these youngsters lives.

It is great to know this director was praised for this work at the time. It definitely felt like he achieved a very natural portrayal of gay men, and possibly of gay sex workers too. It felt realistic and relatable in what it was presenting.

The two main men's silence, in both tense and awkward situations, was wholesomely relatable. Their feelings…