Aesthetics of a Bullet (Blu-ray Radiance Films Limited Edition Review)
July 18th, 2026 by Jordan Grout
Sadao Nakajima’s Aesthetics of a Bullet opens with people shoveling food into their mouths, downing booze, trash piling up, showing that Japan is driven by appetite. Nakajima and screenwriter Tatsuo Nogami establish that everything seems available until you notice who’s been left outside. Kiyoshi Koike (Tsunehiko Watase) is one of those people, blaming it on everyone around him.
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