When you see ISOLATED you need to know something that will make the film make a hell of a lot more sense. It will explain why there is almost no exposition and just fights and sequences that give you the sense that you are missing something. This, according to what I read on line when I was trying to find out about the film, is a side film in series of films that number over 70 entries so far called THE UNIFICATION OF JAPAN. I have no idea what those films are about, other than they are an on going yakuza tale. You don't need to know any of that, except that it explains why this feels like this is the middle of something.
But don't let that stop you, this is a really just a 90 minute film made up of a series of fights as a yakuza soldier fights the ba dguys who kidnapped his boss. Its guns, knives, swords and fists all around. It is a violent ballet for 90 minutes. It starts in the middle of the action and then just goes, flashing back to the events leading up to the present bloodbath. Is it the greatest thing since sliced bread? No, but it's intriguing enought that I'm curious about the series it comes from.
I had a blast watching this. Finding small gems like this with connections to roads I want to explore are why festivals like Big Bad are so important. Through these fests we see that there is a thriving life outside the main studios.
See this film and have a big bucket of popcorn.
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