Though his character is a pretty conflicted guy throughout the film, you never doubt that he would indeed buy and sell just about anything. Ryuu is played skillfully by Takeshi Kaneshiro - star of films by Wong Kar-wai and Zhang Yimou, teen idol for many young Chinese girls and considered Asia's answer to Johnny Depp. The story follows these twists and turns and double crosses with aplomb and though there are plenty of additional characters (including a wordless cameo by the great director Seijun Suzuki), it never becomes overly confusing or dull. Her offer? She wants to sell him Fu-chun's location. Meanwhile, Ryuu receives an offer from Natsumi Sato - an unknown woman who has heard that Ryuu will buy anything (except for children's organs). Yuan's brother and Ryuu will be held responsible unless he can cough up the guilty party. Sighted back in town, Fu-chun had previously killed Mr. Yuan to find and hand over his old friend Fu-chun.

As we follow his progress (with helpful reminders on the screen as to what time and day it is), he wrestles with being true to an old partner while also trying to stay alive. Over the few days time span of the film, he's caught in between several different groups with conflicting requests, family obligations and a new woman in his life. Since Ryuu's considered a mongrel (half-Chinese, half-Japanese), he gets no respect or consideration from the other dwellers and gang members. Chinese, Japanese and Koreans all mingle in this maze of back alleys, twisting-turning passages and hidden rooms that make up this section of Tokyo. That's how Kenichi Ryuu lives day to day in Kabukicho - an area populated by shady underworld characters of mixed origins. Flying around in the dark using my radar to survive.'

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