First of all, let me just say leave it to director Takashi Miike to come up with something this weird, unique and exceptional.
That being said, then I will also say that the particular storyline in "Yakuza Apocalypse" was so outright ridiculous that it was not even remotely enjoyable. And it is nowhere near being Takashi Miike's top work, not even remotely.
The cast in the movie was good. They actually had a very talented cast brought together to perform in the movie. Just a shame that the storyline was utter rubbish. Especially since the acting was actually good, so it was just hard to take the actors and actresses seriously, given the ludicrous story.
"Yakuza Apocalypse" (aka "Gokudô daisenso") actually had some pretty good special effects. And these effects would have had such more of an impact if the story had a proper storyline that would have me interesting or entertained. It was just all wasted as I didn't care one ounce for the story.
I do enjoy Asian cinema, and Japan have some pretty nice movies quite often, and Takashi Miike is actually one of the more established of directors in Japan and also one whose movies I normally do rather enjoy, but "Yakuza Apocalypse" was a major swing and a miss for me.
That being said, then I will also say that the particular storyline in "Yakuza Apocalypse" was so outright ridiculous that it was not even remotely enjoyable. And it is nowhere near being Takashi Miike's top work, not even remotely.
The cast in the movie was good. They actually had a very talented cast brought together to perform in the movie. Just a shame that the storyline was utter rubbish. Especially since the acting was actually good, so it was just hard to take the actors and actresses seriously, given the ludicrous story.
"Yakuza Apocalypse" (aka "Gokudô daisenso") actually had some pretty good special effects. And these effects would have had such more of an impact if the story had a proper storyline that would have me interesting or entertained. It was just all wasted as I didn't care one ounce for the story.
I do enjoy Asian cinema, and Japan have some pretty nice movies quite often, and Takashi Miike is actually one of the more established of directors in Japan and also one whose movies I normally do rather enjoy, but "Yakuza Apocalypse" was a major swing and a miss for me.