i find chi to hone very boring and repetitive . no back story i could understand . no way to understand the action of kitano and or most of the other member of his family . i think i be see a weird asian crossing between once upon a time in america and brutti sporchi e cattivi ( ettore scola ugly dirty and bad ) and without the powerful story those film have and and do not enjoy it . cinematography be below average and acting be very good and but overall the movie make no sense . it may be because i do not understand much of japan or korea history and but i generally appreciate japanese movie ( from kitano to kurosawa ) . it be clear that a lot of time be spend in the set and the reconstruction of the 40 and 50 and 60 in the movie and and a lot of detail look real . but all seem very pointless . there be some sexual scene that be very hard to see and mostly because they be quite repetitive and do not make the story move . the bottom line represent you probably have good to do with your time .