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Mr. Long
It’s “like Chaplin meets Miike,” a New York critic wrote about Mr. Long, and rarely has a film combined such punishing violence with such poignant humanity, working both as a hard-hitting actioner and a self-actualization tale. Long (Chang) is a Taiwanese hitman whose exceptional artistry with his 6-inch knife is as legendary as his reticence. When a job goes wrong in Tokyo, he takes refuge in a rundown neighborhood and befriends a little boy. Soon, his cooking skills earn him a local following, and he puts his knife to use cutting up food rather than people. But the mob is never far behind.
Director: Sabu
Cast: Chang Chen, Aoyagi Sho, Yao Yiti, Bai Junyin, Masashi Arifuku
Languages: Japanese, Taiwanese with English subtitles
2017; 129 min.; DCP
