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3-4X JUGATSU (Original title)JUGATSU (Alternative title)BOILING POINT (Alternative title)SAN TAI YON X JUGATSU (Alternative title)
Date: 1990 (Release)

Country: Japan

Director: Takeshi Kitano

Synopsis: Masaki plays with an amateur baseball team The Eagles and also works as a petrol pump attendant in suburban Tokyo. One day a member of the Otomo gang picks on Masaki who courts disaster for the business by hitting him back.

Genres:
Crime, Thriller
Releases
Date: 1990Country: JapanRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 96 mins Length: 8640 FeetSubtitles: Japanese

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (11)
In: Inside Film n83 Dec 05/Jan 06  Pages: 42-46
Title: Tried and testedArticle type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Eight Australian filmmakers share their most memorable DVD viewing experience, including David Caesar on 3-4X JUGATSU (BOILING POINT).

In: Cinemaya n59 Summer 2003  Pages: 4-11
Title: Okinawa: In Japan and Out of ItAuthor: INUHIKO, Yomota Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Explores how the Japanese islands of Okinawa - which bear a different cultural and political history from the main- and - have been represented within Japanese cinema and by Okinawan directors since the 1950s.

In: Premiere n266 May 1999  Page: 62
Title: JugatsuAuthor: DELORME, Gérard Article type: ReviewLanguage: French

In: Télérama n2570 14 Apr 1999  Page: 36
Title: JugatsuAuthor: LANDROT, Marine Article type: ReviewLanguage: French

In: Positif n459 May 1999  Pages: 24-25
Title: Jugatsu: il y a le ciel, le soleil, et la mer...Author: DAHAN, Yannick Article type: ReviewLanguage: French

In: Post Script v18 n1 Autumn 1998  Pages: 112-127
Title: Blue vs. red: Takeshi Kitano's color schemeAuthor: MIYAO, Daisuke Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A review of Takeshi Kitano's filmography in terms of his colour scheme, particularly at how colour reinforces the thematic content of his films. Includes analysis of BOILING POINT.

In: Film Comment v31 n1 Jan/Feb 1995  Pages: 31-34
Title: Comedy plus massacre: Beat Takeshi Kitano's elegies to violeAuthor: STEPHENS, Chuck Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review of Takeshi Kitano's work, particularly BOILING POINT

In: Empire n63 September 1994  Page: 40
Title: New filmsAuthor: NEWMAN, Kim Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Sight and Sound v4 n12 December 1994  Page: 62
Title: [Sight and Sound - v4 n12 December 1994: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note

In: Sight and Sound v4 n8 August 1994  Pages: 51-52
Title: [Sight and Sound - v4 n8 August 1994: no known title]Author: RAYNS, Tony Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Variety 6 Jan 1992  Page: 18
Title: [Variety - 6 Jan 1992: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English