Smoking (2018) is a noir drama series that is set in the criminal underworld of Tokyo. The main idea of the show is a group of four guys issuing the roles of assassins. These people are paid to take them down and the full film's set in a dystopian period where people can be executed for very little or no reason at all for breaking the law. They are far from your typical assassins; they get right to the point, using a shockingly ghastly and stark method of their own choosing, in their never-ending mission to set the balance right.
Team’s head is Hiroshi, whom the others call “The Artist.” Hiroshi pays great attention to detail and always comes up with the most intricate plans for their jobs. He was suddenly orphaned and plunged into the world of wild beasts; he was a teenager by then. At this point he had already spent quite some time studying how fate operates and the way of how the things come to a person.
One is also Satoshi, the former boxer, who is the muscle of the group because of his strength and combat skills. Satoshi made his own incredible rise to the top and then his tragic downfall in the boxing industry, a sport he devoted his life to.
The remaining member is Shinta, the so-called "Surgeon." In this case, Shinta is a failed doctor who had been kicked out of the medical board because of malpractice. Additionally, his medical expertise is indispensable to the team's operations, thus, most of the targets the team follows need "personalized treatment" to be neutralized.
Moreover, the shift to the last member, who is Ken, the one who is the youngest and has a troubled past in the yakuza. It is true that his background with the yakuza gang has enabled him to blend in and be effective in the underworld. The ease with which he can get around and blend in the environment is sure something that every criminal will envy.
During the entire period of its operation, the bunch repeatedly assumes various roles and each spiral plot is as if there the guy who gets turned out is another hitman who is about to kill someone. The narrative unfolds the shades of grey of their actions, and it also uses their victims as characters who have done wicked things yet managed to evade the authorities.
Character Details:
Hiroshi "The Artist":
- Role: Leader of the hitmen group.
- Background: Hiroshi is a highly detail-oriented and his tragic past is wrapped up in his personality hence. He was a victim of a violent crime that left him without family and thus brought the engagement of justice.
- Skills: Strategic planning, artistic methods of execution.
- Personality: Calm, calculated, and deeply hurt from his background.
Satoshi:
- Role: Muscle of the group.
- Background: Professional boxer, who, out of a desire to live a better life, joins criminal activity after his ineligibility from the sport.
- Skills: Hand-to-hand combat, intimidation.
- Personality: Rough, loyal, and haunted by his lost career.
Shinta "The Surgeon":
- Role: Medic and torturer.
- Background: Shinta, at first, was a doctor until he had his license taken away due to wrongful malpractice. He uses all he knows about medicine as a toos for their robberies and the money launders.
- Skills: Medical knowledge, torture techniques.
- Personality: Detached, methodical, and cold.
Ken:
- Role: The street smarts person in the yakuza.
- Background: The show uses Ken, the youngest member, as an individual with a related history within the underworld to employ his valuable, underworld connections.
- Skills: The thief can be quite fast, and he can slip through security with relative ease. Aside from the two of them, the mediator of the two is the criminal underworld.
- Personality: Ken is quite forthcoming on trying to get a job done as he is well aware of his talents.
Complex themes such as justice, revenge, and moral ambiguity are skillfully presented by the visual style of the show. The development of the characters is sequential and enriches and complicates the motives and the manners of their behaviors. The series is a revelation besides the excitement due to its look at their home lives, their suffering, and their strain caused by the necessity of their violent jobs on them.
Post a Comment