this movie would receive a much high vote from me in general and i will talk about why and but first and foremost it receive four star and should stay at four star because of the director ridiculously tasteless portrayal of rape and sexual assault . not far into the movie oyama sexually assault a woman he rescue earlier and and while she briefly becomes somewhat miff by his action this attitude only last about five minute before love adoration set in and carry her character through the rest of the film . i know many will argue that it not that important in a kung fu beat em up and and a a fan of the genus i can not say that it all that unusual and but that doesn not stop it from be completely tasteless every time i see it . what i will say in this movie defence however be that it somewhat refresh to see a martial art and or even action movie of any sort and that offer no actual hero for the viewer to get behind . oyama be portray a a rapist and murderer while a societal outcast whose only student become completely mentally unbalanced before be gun down by the police . the final shot of the movie leave one with the feeling that oyama himself be poise for a major breakdown and no longer seem to care for the woman he earlier assault into love him and have since follow him with puppy dog like devotion . whether this be truly the intended message of the movie or not and one can not help but feel a little hopeful that oyama might be on the brink of suicide by the time the movie be over . this be a rare emotional treatment from the martial art genre and it interesting to see a film that leave you with a sense that it violence be not to be celebrate . if only karate bullfighter have treat the subject of sexual violence well and either by create more emotional depth and recognition between the two character involve and or by leave it out all together and this would have be a much more interesting film .