Kitano has been obsessed with baseball since he was a child, and "3-4x10 Months of Death" tells the story of a humiliated amateur baseball player retaliating against gangsters. I suspect that Kitano has incorporated a little autobiographical color into the film. (I am full of doubts about Kitano, because he and his films are not easy to be figured out.)
My doubts about the autobiographical color of this film are justified. After dropping out of school at Kitano University, he stayed in a car dealership and drove a taxi for a period of time. Due to his personality problems, it was difficult to blend in with the surrounding people. He was often pushed out and insulted. This is very similar to what happened to the protagonist of "3-4x10". The first time Kitano wrote a script, he made up a story similar to his own experience, and he had to consider the autobiographical color in it. From the point of view of the theme, this is a story about getting rid of bitterness and awakening self-esteem. People often encourage themselves in such stories, and Kitano's boss is of course no exception.
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