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宫泽弘一（役所广司饰）是埼玉县行田市百年老字号足袋（（配木屐穿的分趾袜））生产厂家“小钩屋”的第四代社长。他每天都兢兢业业地工作，但是，由于足袋属于精细手工制品，他不得不为资金周转而烦恼。就在这时，通过与银行负责人的沟通，宫泽开始考虑拓展新的领域。因为如果不开展新事业，别说是扩大公司规模，就连公司的生存都面临困难。而他准备开展的新项目是活用足袋制造技术开发具有“裸足感”的新式跑鞋。然而，对于一个只有二十几个员工的地方小企业来说，这无疑是一条艰难的道路。新产品的开发缺少资金、人才和研发能力，更将面对世界著名运动品牌的竞争。虽然宫泽几经挫折，但是在家人、员工、客户和银行负责人以及朋友们的帮助下，他逐一克服困难。那么，跑鞋开发能成功吗？“小钩屋”的未来将会如何？。Umberto Lenzi is undoubtedly the king of Italian crime movies, but unfortunately| Syndicate Sadists is not the best examples of his work in this genre. Lenzi's crime flicks tend to be a cut above the rest because he makes films based on stories with a point, and they don't lack direction| but this film feels a bit too wayward to fully fit with the rest of his stuff. The film takes obvious influence from Sergio Leone's landmark western 'A Fistful of Dollars' (which in turn, took influence from Akira Kurosawa's landmark samurai flick Yojimbo), in that it features two warring families and a strong character at the centre. The crime that Lenzi focuses on is kidnapping, and we centre on a character called 'Rambo'. Rambo is dragged into the war between the two families after his brother is killed because of it. Rambo uses his brains and brawn to pit the two families against one another, in the hope of gaining revenge for his brother's death, rescuing a young boy that they've kidnapped, and ultimately letting the two sides destroy one another. The film's biggest asset is undoubtedly Tomas Milian. Milian was put to great use by Lenzi in almost all of his crime thrillers. The range of characters he has played for Lenzi is immense, and this one is easily one of the coolest. The character is called Rambo, which immediately sprang to mind the popular Sylvester Stallone character - but for once, the Italians actually haven't stolen this name as Syndicate Sadists was released first! As usual, the film is wickedly entertaining, as we get to watch Milian get himself involved in the usual array of car chases, shootouts and brawls. Lenzi has got him riding a motorbike this time round, and every scene featuring it and Milian is a real standout! However, the film often feels like it doesn't really have anywhere to go, and this means that the running time is stretched out more than it should be. Compared to the crime films of other Italian directors, Syndicate Sadists is more than above average| but in relation to Lenzi crime flicks such as Almost Human and The Cynic, The Rat and The Fist - it doesn't stand tall as one of Lenzi's best. Still, if you're looking for ninety minutes of testosterone fuelled mayhem - Syndicate Sadists will suffice!。
