• Director(s)

    Kaizô Hayashi

  • Production Year

    1993

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Film Noir, Thriller

  • Approx. running minutes

    92m

  • Cast

    Masatoshi Nagase, Shirô Sano, Kiyotaka Nanbara

Film

The Most Terrible Time in My Life

strong violence

A private eye strikes up a friendship with a Taiwanese immigrant and soon becomes embroiled in a gang war in this crime drama thriller.…

A private eye strikes up a friendship with a Taiwanese immigrant and soon becomes embroiled in a gang war in this crime drama thriller.

violence
There is a scene of strong violence in which a masked assailant suffocates a man, repeatedly stabs him and then severs his fingers. People are shot in their heads, resulting in blood splatter and bloody aftermath detail.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Occasional scenes of moderate gun threat occur throughout. Infrequent strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'son of a bitch', 'crap', 'bastard', 'screw up' and 'hell'. There is a scene of drug misuse in which a character smokes heroin. Images from film posters and an adult magazine feature sexualised breast nudity. A character admonishes a Taiwanese man for not speaking Japanese; this is accompanied by physical violence. There is also use of the term 'Jap'. However, discrimination is clearly not endorsed by the film as a whole.

  • Director(s)

    Kaizô Hayashi

  • Production Year

    1993

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Film Noir, Thriller

  • Approx. running minutes

    92m

  • Cast

    Masatoshi Nagase, Shirô Sano, Kiyotaka Nanbara

strong violence
Classified Date:
25/02/2025
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Third Window Films
violence
There is a scene of strong violence in which a masked assailant suffocates a man, repeatedly stabs him and then severs his fingers. People are shot in their heads, resulting in blood splatter and bloody aftermath detail.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Occasional scenes of moderate gun threat occur throughout. Infrequent strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'son of a bitch', 'crap', 'bastard', 'screw up' and 'hell'. There is a scene of drug misuse in which a character smokes heroin. Images from film posters and an adult magazine feature sexualised breast nudity. A character admonishes a Taiwanese man for not speaking Japanese; this is accompanied by physical violence. There is also use of the term 'Jap'. However, discrimination is clearly not endorsed by the film as a whole.

  • Classified date

    25/02/2025

  • Language

    Japanese