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A Hong Kong adaptation of a Japanese manga, financed largely with Japanese money, Shamo functions as a sort of hybrid of 70’s Japanese exploitation film with 80’s Hong Kong Cat III vibe, all filtered through a thoroughly current filter. HK teen heartthrob Shawn Yue—doing his best to shatter his public image—stars as Ryo, a Japanese teen imprisoned for killing both of his parents in particularly viscious fashion. Ryo seems strangely timid for a multiple murderer on entering prison, however, and is immediately targetted by more established inmates for extreme humiliation, ranging from beatings to a graphic gang rape, all of it tacitly approved by the prison warden who would much rather see Ryo dead than reformed. Possible salvation for Ryo comes in the form of the prison’s karate instructor—played by an almost unrecognizable Francis Ng—who helps him to stand up for himself and weather the storm until he finally is freed from prison having acquired an impressive set of fighting skills and a burning desire to never be victimized or looked down upon again.
Jump forward three years. Ryo is working as a gigolo and dreaming of a life as a professional fighter while looking for his sister, missing since she visited him in prison and whom he believes is now working as a whore. A chance encounter with a girl who shares his sister’s name leads to a second chance encounter with the primary promoter of the leading fight league who seizes upon Ryo as a publicity opportunity for his league, setting the angry young man off on a path of further, potential fatal violence.
No sabia ni que estaba basada en un manga, aunque eso me explica lo de los nombres japoneses para una pelicula hongkonesa. La pelicula a mi me ha decepcionado muchisimo, y me ha aburrido uno monton, tanto como para echar un par de cabezadas... No entiendo la motivacion del personaje principal, ni las acciones de la mitad de los personajes, ni porque pasan muchas de las cosas de la pelicula..., y las escenas de accion tampoco me han parecido gran cosa, no son mas que ostias como panes una detras de otra, un poco como las pelis de tony jaa pero sin saltos ni nada de eso, tan solo puñetazos y rodillazos al estomago... no sé, a mi me ha decepcionado un monton, mas teniendo en cuenta de donde viene, ya que tanto love battlefiedl como dog bite dog me encantan...
Diossss!!!!! No sabía que existia una peli de Shamo!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Es uno de mis mangas favoritos seguramente mi favorito con Berserk! :cuñaoo: bajando pero ya y fijo que me decepciona jaja, porque como lo voy a relacionar con el manga tengo unas expectativas tremendas y no creo que la peli sea una obra maestra, aunque no voy a desconfiar todavia y haber que tal :eres_el_amo: :eres_el_amo: :armas1: