Show AikawaYoji Himuro
Hisao MakiJûrô Sarashina
Ryo IshibashiSakuragi
Yoshihiko HakamadaGenji
Keiko MatsuzakaReiko Misugi
Kimika YoshinoBarefoot girl in chainsWhy it may be worth watching
- Waru combines Crime and Action elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Show Aikawa, Hisao Maki, Ryo Ishibashi.
Movie
Waru
A former gangster gets released from prison and goes to work for a group of people. The leader of this group becomes his mentor and the fight to combat criminals and for world peace. The whole resulting in the wanted and are chased of all families mob in Japan. They may however be a little unexpected help from the police.
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Best suited to viewers looking for Crime, Action, Drama. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.
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HotsakeExternal review ·
I'm going to have to agree with another review that I read which
states "Takashi Miike and Hisao Maki make terrible films together, and
Waru could be the worst." each and every film collaboration of theirs
I've seen have suffered from the same problem, which is that they are
slow and plodding and without the usual Miike flair. Hisao Maki who is
a real Karate expert loves to write himself into his adaptations. Here
he serves as the original creator of the '70s manga as well as the
screenwriter. Waru in particular seem very disjointed with scenes
…
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I'm going to have to agree with another review that I read which
states "Takashi Miike and Hisao Maki make terrible films together, and
Waru could be the worst." each and every film collaboration of theirs
I've seen have suffered from the same problem, which is that they are
slow and plodding and without the usual Miike flair. Hisao Maki who is
a real Karate expert loves to write himself into his adaptations. Here
he serves as the original creator of the '70s manga as well as the
screenwriter. Waru in particular seem very disjointed with scenes
barely held together with the thinnest of plots. No one including
Takashi Miike, Sho Aikawa and Hisao Maki seem to be trying very hard.
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