The story itself deals with one man fighting along with the Capital Police Organziation who has to eradicate and destroy a vigilante group from within that is attempting to overthrow the organization that they think is destroying the lives of ordinary Japanese living in a police state. Most of Fuse Kusuki’s thoughts on the war, as well as meeting the secondary characters that come along with it, seem to change his mindset as he starts to realize that the vigilante group are trying to have a purpose on wanting to make the world of living in a police state overthrown for peace. Much of the enjoyment comes with both the external and internal struggles that the main character sees through flashbacks and the after effects of what real war and torn damage can do to you.
For a film made in 2000, it says a lot that after 21 years, most of the film’s topics regarding military, conspiracy theories and law and order seem to be the most talked about topics in today’s current events (that is, if you choose to pay attention to what goes on in the news).
Overall, there’s so much more to say that I wish I could give this a 10, but the ending was the biggest shocker as to what happens to the woman whom Fuse tried to save from the vigilante group, while he tried to save himself from the CAPO who were merely just trying to follow orders to simply enact, law and order.
