Rising Sun

Of the many fine films by Kinji Fukasaku to be released on DVD throughout 2004-05, Under the Flag of the Rising Sun is arguably the most unforgettable. As Japanese film scholar Tom Mes observes in an accompanying essay, it is also an important milestone in Fukasaku's prolific career, since i…






Web Smith:
He's guilty as hell.

John Connor:
Well, my dairokkan says he's not.

Web Smith:
I hope your intuition is right. Look, sempai, my dairokkan tells me your dairokkan wasn't why you let Eddie go.

John Connor:
In Japan, his father saved my life.

Web Smith:
And Eddie reminded you of that?

John Connor:
He would never remind me. It's my responsibility to remember.

Web Smith:
So what is all this bullshit about his father's keiretsu?

John Connor:
Bullshit? There's a keiretsu war going on. A Japanese corporation never stands alone. A keiretsu is a united front of hundreds of powerful companies, all acting in partnership to win.

Web Smith:
To win what?

John Connor:
Whatever's there. You ever hear "business is war"? The war is never over.

Web Smith:
Maybe you heard "All's fair in love and war"?

John Connor:
No.

Web Smith:
So where does that leave us?

John Connor:
Us? We're in the war zone.

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