{"id":49418,"date":"2025-08-30T00:01:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T04:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=49418"},"modified":"2025-08-28T00:48:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T04:48:48","slug":"isolated-2025-bigbad-film-fest-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/30\/isolated-2025-bigbad-film-fest-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Isolated (2025) [BigBad\u00a0Film Fest 2025]\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When a Yakuza Captain is kidnapped, his Lieutenant goes looking for him and meets all kinds of folks from different gangs who are more than willing to take him on in a fight.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Written by Keiichiro Murata, directed by\u00a0Hiroyuki Tsuji, and with action direction by\u00a0K\u00f4ichi\u00a0Sakamoto, Isolated is an action-packed film that was introduced at the festival as being\u00a090 minutes\u00a0long with 80 minutes of action sequences and that was\u00a0pretty much true. The story here is a bit lacking in development and the characters\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0have much of an arc. The film here is\u00a0basically meant\u00a0to be an action showcase\u00a0and the story and characters come second to the action sequences. One of the main appeals of this film are the fights and how Sakamoto paid high attention to details on. Here, the fighters for the different gangs\u00a0have different martial arts and fighting styles they use that sets them apart and makes for a fun variety of fight scenes. The film being low on story lends itself well to making it all about the fights, all the time.\u00a0Also noteworthy, the timeline of the film is not in order and the introduction of\u00a0previous\u00a0periods of time with hours as guides is something that gets a bit complicated here\u00a0and can lead to confusion.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The cast here is good for the actors whose faces we can see and decent for those whose faces we cannot. Fighters are often shows with covered or obscured faces, showing little of their acting and focusing on their fighting. The lead cast gets to show their\u00a0faces,\u00a0and they are decent actors with lead Yoshiki Yamaguchi showing the most range as he is given the most screen time to allow the viewers to get into his character and for him to shows his acting skills as well as his fighting skills. The other actors whose faces are seen do good as well, even when their parts have limited screen time or number of lines.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The film\u00a0seems to be currently\u00a0missing on IMDB and other usual sources, finding the names of those who worked on this is a bit difficult, so please excuse the lack of precise people being brought up. Following the above, the cinematography\u00a0here works well with the fights, switching between\u00a0times from color to black and white at times lends to an interesting looking film that makes one wonder why this change between the two and why not keep the film all in the same color grade.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Isolated is a lot of fun but needs to be watched knowing that the timeline is a mess and there\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0much of a story, but the fights are great and plentiful,\u00a0violent\u00a0and bloody, giving action fans plenty to enjoy\u00a0as long as\u00a0story is not their main attraction to films\u00a0like this.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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