The chairmanship of the ancient, powerful Wu Sing Society, a Triad alliance is up for 'election', a process by which the 'uncles', a group of ageing Mafiosi sit in a smoke filled room and vote. The trouble is that two characters of vastly different style, relaxed family man Lok and volatile Big D, are rivals for the post and a violent battle ensues for the future of the clan.
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MAD DETECTIVE (2007)
Certification15 Our Rating
Detective Bun was recognised as a talented criminal profiler until he sliced off his right ear to offer it as a gift at his chief's farewell party. Branded as mad and discharged from the force, he has lived in seclusion with an imaginary wife ever since. Bun has the ability to 'see' a person's inner personalities, subconscious desires, emotions and mental state and, when the police gun of a missing policeman is linked to several heists and murders, he is recalled to duty by former protégé Inspec
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MPD-PSYCHO (2000)
Certification18 Our Rating
Let's all thank the Lord that Takashi Miike found work as a film director - cuz none of us would want a mind this twisted loose on the streets. MPD-Psycho (Multiple-Personality-Detective) are two episodes from the Manga by Otsuka Eiji and Tajima Sho-u that follow the fortunes of Amamiya (or is it Kobayshi?), a police detective with multiple personality syndrome. Missing wives, mysterious cults and some very sick individuals combine to make these films two of the most disturbing, surreal and fant
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MPD-PSYCHO SERIES 1 PARTS 3 AND 4 (2000)
Certification18 Our Rating
More weird and truly wonderful madness from Takashi Miike and his Multiple Personality Detective. In episodes 3 and 4 we learn a little bit more about Nishizono, the arch criminal who can transfer his soul/self into others with the slightest touch, the sinister cult of Lucy Monostone and the growing number of genetically altered bar-coders, and what all this has to do with Amamiya/Kobyashi, the troubled detective of the title . That said MPD-Psycho still remains elusive and resistive to explanat
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MPD-PSYCHO SERIES 1 PARTS 5 AND 6 (2000)
Certification18 Our Rating
At last all is revealed, although you'll probably still be none the wiser. Miike Takashi's live action Manga comes to a close with the mulitple-personality-detective finally getting to grips with Nishizono and the cult of Lucy Monostone. Weird, wonderful and utterly incomprehensible - genius!
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