Agitator

Agitator

Thank you and fuck you brother

Directed by Takashi Miike

Produced by Daiei Film

2001150 min6.4 / 10

A brutal yakuza revenge saga steeped in blood and masculine grief, where loyalty and honor spiral into cycles of escalating violence.

When a young yakuza torments the customers in a rival crime family's nightclub, it is not long before his dead body is found. Soon, inter-family retaliation follows, resulting in the death for a prominent crime boss. Devastated by this turn of events, the temperamental Kenzaki vows to avenge his boss's death and, as bloody violence ensues, the body count reaches excessive proportions.

Questions people ask

  • Is Agitator violent? Yes, very. More violent than 99% of films.

  • Does Agitator end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Agitator easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Agitator sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Agitator scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity48

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise38

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Same Mood as Agitator

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Agitator, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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