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Boiling Point

1990 · 96 min · Director: Takeshi Kitano ★ IMDb 6.8 · 8,247 ratings

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Two members of a Japanese junior baseball team get mixed up with the local yakuza. After their coach is severely injured by the gangsters, the two boys set off to Okinawa to purchase a gun in order to get revenge. While in Okinawa they get befriended by a psychotic yakuza outcast who is planning a revenge of his own.

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Emotional fingerprint

Boiling Point (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Humor 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor25%
  2. Anger15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Humor, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Humor and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sympathy
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Sympathy
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 63 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSympathyDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor42 %13 %15 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor45 %24 %24 %9 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Tension44 %31 %27 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor40 %31 %21 %14 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Tension49 %45 %20 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Tension56 %51 %23 %21 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Humor53 %34 %24 %11 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Humor51 %21 %23 %6 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Humor57 %33 %26 %19 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Tension64 %52 %35 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Tension68 %63 %40 %54 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Disturbing79 %74 %56 %75 %
62.5 %≈ 60′Disturbing81 %75 %66 %80 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Disturbing70 %62 %58 %67 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
77.5 %≈ 74′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
82.5 %≈ 79′Humor45 %42 %20 %23 %
87.5 %≈ 84′Tension51 %48 %30 %29 %
92.5 %≈ 89′Humor42 %35 %27 %20 %
97.5 %≈ 94′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

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Yûrei Yanagi

Masaki

YY
Yûrei Yanagi

GT
Guadalcanal Taka

Takashi Iguchi

D
Dankan

Kazuo

MA
Makoto Ashikawa

Akira

JO
Johnny Ohkura

Minamizaka

EF
Eri Fuse

Fumiyo

KT
Katsuo Tokashiki

Tamagi

HO
Hitoshi Ozawa

Kanai

RI
Rasshâ Itamae

Takuya

TE
Tsumami Edamame

Saburou

BM
Bannai Matsuo

Naoya

RI
Rakkyo Ide

Hajime

MS
Meijin Serizawa

Makoto

KA
Kengakusha Akiyama

Gas Pump Attendant

NS
Naoko Shinohara

Sumiyo

ET
Etsushi Toyokawa

Okinawa-Rengou Kumichou

KS
Kenji Shiiya

Henchman 1

Details

Directed by
Takeshi Kitano
Written by
Takeshi Kitano
Type
Movies
Released
1990
Runtime
96 min
Country
Japan
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 8,247 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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