Is Boiling Point violent?

Yes. More violent than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Boiling Point scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Boiling Point end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Boiling Point sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Boiling Point easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Boiling Point

Name: Boiling Point
Genre: Crime, Comedy, Drama, Action, Thriller
Released: 1990
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Yûrei Yanagi, Yuriko Ishida, Takeshi Kitano, Guadalcanal Taka, Dankan

Directed by Takeshi Kitano

Produced by Bandai Visual, Shochiku-Fuji Company

199096 min6.9 / 10

A darkly comedic crime thriller about two men caught in escalating yakuza violence, mixing action and gore with moments of unexpected camaraderie and black humor.

Masaki, a baseball player and gas-station attendant, gets into trouble with the local Yakuza and goes to Okinawa to get a gun to defend himself. There he meets Uehara, a tough gangster, who is in serious debt to the yakuza and planning revenge.

Questions people ask

Is Boiling Point violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.
Is Boiling Point scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does Boiling Point end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Boiling Point sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Boiling Point easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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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