Aya Kokumai’s Typical Vibe
1 film — slow-burn, dark, intense, layered, quiet

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CriticCrunch has 1 Aya Kokumai titles in its catalog, ranked by quality percentile. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Sonatine.

The Match Factory Girl
1990
Drama

Violent Cop
1989
Crime · Thriller

Leviathan
2014
Drama · Crime

Murder by Contract
1958
Thriller · Crime

Dragged Across Concrete
2019
Crime · Action

The Gambler
2014
Thriller · Crime

Deep Cover
1992
Action · Thriller

Brother
1997
Crime · Drama
Murakawa, an aging Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life, is sent by his boss to Okinawa along with a few of his henchmen to help end a gang war, supposedly as mediators between two warring clans. He finds that the dispute between the clans is insignificant and whilst wondering why he was sent to Okinawa at all, his group is attacked in an ambush. The survivors flee and make a decision to lay low at the beach while they await further instructions.
Dir. Takeshi Kitano · With Takeshi Kitano, Aya Kokumai, Tetsu Watanabe