7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Boiling Point (1990)
Boiling Point (1990)
Overview
Masaki, a baseball player and gas-station attendant, gets into trouble with the local Yakuza and goes to Okinawa to get a gun to defend himself. There he meets Uehara, a tough gangster, who is in serious debt to the yakuza and planning revenge.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
7.7
Overview
Masaki, a baseball player and gas-station attendant, gets into trouble with the local Yakuza and goes to Okinawa to get a gun to defend himself. There he meets Uehara, a tough gangster, who is in serious debt to the yakuza and planning revenge.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores the futility of revenge and the absurd escalation of violence within a criminal underworld, focusing on individual incompetence rather than promoting a specific political solution or ideology.
Boiling Point features an entirely Japanese cast, which introduces visible diversity when considered from a global perspective. The narrative explores themes of violence and masculinity within a specific cultural context, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering on DEI themes.
Secondary
Boiling Point does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is centered on a young man's accidental involvement with the yakuza, and queer identity is not a component of the story.
The film "Boiling Point" (1990) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a young man's involvement with the yakuza, with no elements related to transgender identity present in the plot or character arcs.
The film does not feature any female characters engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. Female characters are present but do not participate in the film's violent confrontations.
Boiling Point (1990) is an original film by Takeshi Kitano, featuring characters created specifically for this movie. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which a character's gender could have been established and subsequently altered.
Boiling Point (1990) is an original Japanese film with no prior source material or historical figures. All characters were created for this specific production, thus precluding any race swaps.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.8
6.9
Critic Ratings
9.4
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