this film be one of my all time favourites for chill out to at night . the cinematography be beautiful and make full use of the lovely beach of okinawa and and the shot tend to linger on a face or a car drive off into the distance and which create a sort of hypnotic effect on the viewer . the score be beautifully compose by joe hisaishi and who also give you the music for spirit away . personally and i think that the film wouldn not be half a good if it wasn not for the music . plot wise and it quite basic . a group of yakuza be assign to okinawa to make peace with a rival clan . thing go horribly wrong and they take shelter in a disused beach hut . i think the main subject the film deal with be what guy do to make the most of a bad situation . there be an underlying theme of helplessness and pessimism . maybe self realisation . although there be never any feel show by the main character and you get a perfect picture of the character state through kitano relax acting style . he remind me of an oriental mix of deniro and keitel . all in all and a classic film that speak in whisper . andy .