The protagonist of the movie is Akira Fukami. Akira’s father was killed but he was adopted by a Yakuza Leader, whose name is Majima, where Fukami became a deadly assassin. The movie begins showing Fukami working undercover as a janitor guarding the daughter of Majima called Yui in a school. Even though there are some limitations in his lifestyle, he lives an illusionary life Until Majima mentions about expanding his business in Hong Kong, which there one of the subordinates, Nishimori, starts drooling and begins to plot to have Fukami assassinate Majima, revealing to Fukami who killed his dad. Elsewhere, Mr Honda is also the one who ends the game ties everything to Fukami and the rest of the plot.
Just like in the movie ‘Baby Assassins,’ this film also disappoints with the effort to add elements of drama.” Nishimori and many other characters exhibit behaviors that are more idiotic and comedic than the storyline requires. The relationship of Yui and Akira with Majima, the concept of vengeance, etc, are woven into the movie, and the portrayal of these ideas is tangentially linked, unfortunately.
It is fortunate that the movie has well developed elements, character wise particularly supports like Mr. Honda, his ‘assistant’ or even his ‘ass man’ who are quite impressive in the roles they have and their deadpan which definitely enhances the comedy the movie has. Tomoya Maeno is quite friendly in this role and considering this is quite an eye-catching performance, I have to say that he is. It is once again true though, that Wataru Ichinose is always rather scary whenever he is in the picture.
Even more so, when watching the movie, you realize how high the bar set by the moment the Akira’s head battling starts, one of the best imperfections in the film begins to fall, as well as due to the various characters Akira has to fight. Most Akari Takaishi and Saori Izawa is who also makes it worthwhile for most parts which I bet is why Sakamoto wanted the same actresses in ‘Baby Assassins’ where they also have one of the most memorable and crazy fighting scenes in the film.
Masayoshi Deguchi’s stunts along with the entire action choreography take the spotlight of the movie as Tojiro Kurita squeezes the school setting as best as possible to make them all the more violent and entertaining. In a way, the editing brings moderation into the equation with its pace as things begin on a relatively lethargic note and flashbacks are somewhat out of place, however in the latter portions especially the climax, it does build up an action that is sure to set up the standard from the edits during the multitude of fight scenes.
On the other hand Seiji Fukushi doesn’t come in as a great performer in the dramatic segments but he suits his character as Szayoshi Deguchi perfectly, a dull and a little desperate character and the highlight of the movie are his fight sequences. That said, Haruka Imou as Yui does have some stand out moments during her bunch of rage bits although the character was not really characterized thoroughly in some of the scenes which is a bit disappointing.
In conclusion, “A Janitor” does not strive to be more than it is and remains solely an action film, choosing to focus on doing what it does best which is to say that whatever plot there is simply exists between us to provide entertainment until the end credits roll. Given that the action sequences are also excellently executed and intricate, as a result it becomes a decent movie which is sure to please the fans of the subgenre.
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