All Night Long aka Ooru Naitu Rongu. (1992) – Katsuya Matsumura.

After three young men witness the sudden, brutal, seemingly arbitrary slaying of a school girl at a railway crossing, their latterly unconnected lives become disturbingly intertwined in Matsumura explicit cult classic. From the shocking opening to the no less bravura finale, All Night Long remains a rigorous, darkly compelling example of bracingly adult Cat III intensity. Outside of the exceptionally gripping plot, I was struck with the many beautifully composed scenes, while I'm aware many fine films take exceptional care over lighting, camera movements/placement, lenses/filters etc., but every now and again, I am powerfully beguiled by a director's visceral command of the art form. Without wishing to sound trite, it really does make a film infinitely more intriguing if you people it with charismatic individuals, rather than generic cyphers (Hollywood). There's nary a dull moment in Katsuya's twisted revenge saga, but it must be strongly noted that all Night Long concludes explosively in a thrillingly cathartic fashion.