The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji
Mogura no uta - sennyu sôsakan Reiji
dir. Takashi Miike
Japan, 2014 - 130
A shot of pure adrenalin in Japanese manga style. Tattoos, extravagant hairdos and crazy outfits, diamond teeth, wild chases, all possible kinds of weapons, explosions - in this comedy everything is larger than life.
Reiji Kikukawa is not much of a cop. He graduated with the lowest score in police academy history. But after a series of bizarre tests, ending with riding naked tied to a car bonnet, he gets a lucky break: he's chosen for a secret mission. To ensure secrecy, he is fired from the police force in order to infiltrate the biggest and most dangerous yakuza clan in the area. He is guided by a sense of duty to his country and a desire to lose his virginity. The suicide mission, unfolding at breathtaking speed, is full of surprising twists as well as a gallery of surreal characters. And in the background, as always, there's love.
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