The task of ferrying the scoundrel Kiomaru from the province to the capital becomes a matter of honor for the police - who knows how many good citizens are able to cross the line for the sake of a giant sum and interfere with the convoys? There are many such people in the film... There will be action, the death of innocent people, and all to protect the life of one maniac, knowingly guilty of everything that is attributed to him. The intrigue inherent in the militant, towards the end of the picture turns into a drama of people whose moral guidelines are subjected to strict testing.
Miike tries to maximize the paradox of the moral dilemma, challenging the integrity of ordinary police officers. Against a sense of duty, feelings, common sense and public opinion of money-hungry people and sensation-hungry media rise. How can a good police officer be considered a hero?
Our time does not like heroes, and especially such knights of the profession, who risk their lives, protect the life of a maniac only for the sake of a sense of duty. The letter of the law, conditional for the majority, can only become a public service for which they are willing to sacrifice themselves. This is the conclusion of the director, drawing with rough strokes chase and shooting the tragedy of a mad society.
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