Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Nouveau Riche
dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa · 1996
Life is a chaotic mix of choices and consequences that can lead to both unexpected opportunities and dangerous pitfalls.
Feature
Organized Crime
Mood
Dark
Look
gritty urban realism with a surreal touch
Structure
fragmented vignettes interspersed with dark humor
Plot
A duo get mixed up with a girl who finds a trunk load full of heroin.
Why watch
Dive into the unsettling world of "Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Nouveau Riche," where the allure of crime collides with moral ambiguity. This film captures the chaotic energy of urban life, blending dark humor with existential dread in a uniquely surreal narrative.
Cultural context
1990s Japanese urban culturepost-bubble economic anxietyexploration of youth disillusionmentrise of alternative cinema