X Story──Kurosawa Kiyoshi has reached the pinnacle of the genre but is one step away from transcending it

It's a very powerful science fiction-crime genre, but it's a pity that it ended up stuck in the genre. The reason for the pity is that after all, it was only a few steps away from breaking out of the genre.

Takabe, played by Koji Yakusho, pushed Mamiya to an extraterritorial space for execution. Although it was a duel, of course, the real world may not be able to deal with him after all. However, after all, Gaobu has uncovered the obstacles layer by layer and can be subdued within the territory. In other words, the reason why he cannot be subdued within the domain/law is not strong enough. Gaobu is still a hard-core hero, even if his vulnerability was once Precious, an overworked workaholic who is inhumane from the harsh and ruthless structure of the police leads to the guilt of his wife who suffers from the same mental symptoms of amnesia. Letting Mamiya escape is the same way.

It's just that Sakuma died of hypnosis. Takabe became the only irredeemable ultimate police detective. The type mission was achieved and the curse was broken. Kurosawa Kiyoshi once revealed his authorial consciousness in his work, but fell short. What if the boss completes the task but suffers a psychological breakdown, or the curse lingers. This time-traveling magic has a trace of residual fire left, and it may have more lasting appeal.