In response, I’m posting the two scenes below that show Kitano doing what he does best. Creating the kind of mind-bending bad-assery that is as scary as it hypnotic, and the kind of beauty that make strong men and women cry.

First, from “Fireworks“:

From “Dolls”

This movie really got to me at the AFI Film Festival some years back and if you’re wondering why the young couple is tethered together, I can’t remember. I’d look it up but I’m afraid I’d ruin my computer weeping on the keyboard. It’s that kind of a movie.