Tender, funny… Yet another perfectly crafted little gem to add to Kitano’s impressive canon of work.
BBC FILMS

This was the first feature director Takeshi Kitano completed after he fractured his skull in a near-fatal scooter accident. With two pals forming a stand-up comedy team, there’s a strong sense of autobiography about this rites of passage picture…Cross-cutting with typical energy and invention…it provides a bruising encounter with the hard facts of life, Kitano’s trademark.
THE RADIO TIMES

The film extends such warmth to its characters without indulging or excusing their flaws…their quests for a viable way to survive are, however, seen with all the director’s usual visual and rhythmic flair.
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