Revolver
Seen it?1988 | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
People are still talking about it, though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and action fans.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 55 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
When a gun belonging to a police officer is stolen, it ends up in the hands of a student, who decides to use it on a yakuza who beat him recently. Now the police officer is hot on the student’s trail, and he’s determined to prevent the gun from going off.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 821K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Toshiya Fujita
- Kenji SawadaNobuhiko Shimizu, Police Officer
- Masatoshi MurakamiSusumu Idemizu
- Shiori SakuraNaoko Saeki
- Satomi TezukaSetsuko Ozaki
- Akira EmotoKeisuke Mineya
- Toshinori OmiArata Nagai
- Reiko NanjoAyo Yamakawa
- Katsuya KobayashiYasuo Akune
- Hiroyuki NagatoIjichi
- Tatsuo YamadaShinji Ishimori