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After retiring as an assassin, Takashi leads a quiet life as a chef at a sushi bar, where he secretly watches over the daughter of a former mark. His peace is short-lived: soon, he is recruited for a final job that he simply can't refuse.
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Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See Lo-fi, with few frills, the action in Hydra is undeniable. If only there was more or the rest of the movie measured up in any way. Rated: C+ Jul 20, 2021 Full Review Justin Harrison The Spool Between this dynamic camerawork and choreography that weaves a variety of martial arts techniques into an exciting, varied whole, Hydra's action scenes are an absolute thrill to watch. Jul 20, 2021 Full Review Douglas Davidson Elements of Madness It's rare to see a film where the director and writer care as much about the emotional motivations as the action, offering no more or less than is needed. Could HYDRA be longer? Absolutely. Yet it does its job splendidly as it is. Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 19, 2021 Full Review Ed Travis Cinapse Hydra easily ranks among the very best action cinema has to offer this year. Jul 10, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Atlis S Love the fight sequences, really fast past choreography. It's a quick watch so doesn't overstay it's welcome. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review Brandon K I enjoyed this movie. It definitely leaves a bit to be desired, the plot is a pretty lame. I could probably point out more reasons why I shouldn't like this movie, yet I actually liked it. There is no sushi restaurant, not sure why that's even in the description. Anyways, this is not a common day martial arts film. The action is few and far between, but fairly well shot. A lot of questions linger, but if you can set that aside, you may enjoy the movie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Hydra Is a Small Film That Packs a Big Punch. Hydra is a Japanese martial arts action action drama released by Well Go USA this week. The film marks Kensuke Sonomura's directorial debut and stars Masanori Mimoto as Takashi, the lead role. It is surprisingly good. After retiring as an assassin, Takashi leads a quiet life as a chef at a sushi bar, where he secretly watches over the daughter of a former associate. His peace is short-lived: soon, he is recruited for a final job that he simply can't refuse. Unlike some of the high profile martial arts action film releases of recent days, like Mortal Kombat, Hydra is not a sensational film saturated with special effects and "larger than life" action scenes. Hydra is a tightly compact, low key thriller whose characters are compelling. Mimoto is a character of few words; however, there is great depth to his performance and, as a viewer, you can't help but feel empathy for his pointless struggle to leave his violent past behind him. While this is an age old theme in the action genre, it resonates well in this film. While the film is well scripted and well acted, it is the martial arts direction and choreography that really stands out in this one. Kensuke Sonomura joins a growing list of action and stunt directors that have transitioned from second unit to the film's main Director. Like Jesse V. John and John Wick's, Chad Stahelski, Sonomura demonstrates that a martial arts action film can fully integrate a solid story with great fight and stunt choreography. This film does just that. Hydra is not just a movie with great fight choreography, it is a great movie. Like 2019's masterful Korean film, Revenger, Sonomura employs a gritty, realistic approach to the interesting, engaging, violent, and satisfying fight scenes in this film. The lack of "shaky-cam", the lack of high wire acrobatics, and the lack of sequences that look good on film but would never occur in a real fight combine to make some hypnotic and memorable fight sequences. It helps that Mansori Mimoto is a gifted martial artist with a subtle, but strong, screen presence. I look forward to more from Sonomura, and from Mimoto. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After retiring as an assassin, Takashi leads a quiet life as a chef at a sushi bar, where he secretly watches over the daughter of a former mark. His peace is short-lived: soon, he is recruited for a final job that he simply can't refuse.
Director
Kensuke Sonomura
Producer
Masataka Yamada
Screenwriter
Jiro Kaneko
Genre
Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 20, 2021
Runtime
1h 17m
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