Haiku Reviews of Extreme Asian Cinema
A quaint, picturesque
Boys’ adventure story with
Guns and prostitutes
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A low-as-a-dog
Contract killer takes a shot
At being a man
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Striking postmodern
Quest for identity couched
In cop-film lingo
This ghost-girl story
From the ghost’s point of view falls
Just short of its goals
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Tones down the drama
For more traditional (and
Less rewarding) scares
The living girls in
This film are more compelling
Than the dead one is
Not especially
Scary, but the dramatic
Content delivers
Barely watchable
Undead avenger lumbers
Through artless fight scenes
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Happiness? More like
Exuberance! This film’s sheer
Joy is contagious
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The middle film in
This anthology makes up
For the other two
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A quaint, picturesque
A low-as-a-dog
Striking postmodern
This ghost-girl story
Tones down the drama
The living girls in
Not especially
Barely watchable
Happiness? More like
The middle film in