I expected a silly B movie about revenge, but got a decent drama about drunk elderly WWII vets dealing, and not dealing, with their individual traumas caused by shared war atrocities. A few good performances for this type of production, and the scenes with a broken and remorseful Philip Baker Hall were genuinely moving.
And then once in a while, Leo Fong comes in, beats people up awkwardly, and yells “BUSHIDOOO!” All in all, pretty good stuff.
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