the vibe
Yasuyuki Muto’s Typical Vibe
2 films — measured, dark, intense, layered, gritty
pacing
Highest-ranked title
Yasuyuki Muto has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
A gifted runner trains a determined but unskilled classmate, unaware he's creating a rival who will challenge him on the track for years to come.
Dir. Kenji Iwaisawa · With Tori Matsuzaka, Shota Sometani, Yuma Uchida
Twelve years after Char's rebellion, Hathaway Noa leads an insurgency against Earth Federation, but meeting an enemy officer and a mysterious woman alters his fate.
Dir. Shukou Murase · With Kensho Ono, Reina Ueda, Junichi Suwabe
Afro Samurai avenged his father and found a life of peace. But the legendary master is forced back into the game by a beautiful and deadly woman from his past. The sparks of violence dropped along Afro’s bloody path now burn out of control – and nowhere are the flames of hatred more intense than in the eyes of Sio.
Dir. Fuminori Kizaki · With Samuel L. Jackson, Lucy Liu, Yuri Lowenthal