a yakuza mob leader and beat takeshi and be tell by his clan head bos to go to okinawa to straighten out a war between two faction . something leave takeshi disturb when he and his men notice that the situation isn not as terrible a they be lead to believe and that the two supposedly war faction appear to be barely fight at all . a feeling of be set up come over takeshi and his men lead to their excommunication from their clan in tokyo . a the anan clan increase it grip on the other clan support by takeshi and they flee to a beach where they remain safe for a while . but and despite their have fun while waste away the hour and it only a matter of time before the path of violence and death will escalate . i think the film main strength be the beach sequence in the middle of the film a we watch human being let loose and enjoy themselves a they wait for word from their boss in tokyo and okinawa . we see them set up pothole trap for each other and shoot bottle rocket at each other and play a fake game of russian roulette and and shoot their gun at frisbee . they be able and for this short amount of time and to escape the blood shed and fear of be immerse in yakuza culture . here be where takeshi kitano can provide proof that he be a great filmmaker with an artist touch show that these member of a violent organization be human . a constant in kitano film be the absurd humorous flourish which make his character unique . we see the explosion of violence follow by the quite close ups of calm face deal with what just happen . we can understand that dying be always on the mind of the yakuza and takeshi group be always expect something to happen . the beach at least provide them temporary solace from what will soon occur . their violent path in life will come call for them . you just can not escape who you be no matter how far away you go or the location of where you go . your shadow follow you . interest element in the film also be the love interest provide to takeshi and how this flirtation with a possible normal life be simply that . a flirtation . the end show the final confrontation between takeshi and the yakuza clan who betray him because the turf he patrol and run be the most profitable . the final statement from takeshi and i believe and state his yakuza bos just wish for the madness to end and that it will have to be do alone in a car on some barren and wide stretch of road away from the city that occupy the violence he have represent for so long .