I got a bout ten minutes into this and I was thinking "You've got to be kidding me", then I started looking through the names and it became clear to me... Seijun Suzuki. Once I saw his name the explanation was simple, sure it's terrible and incoherent, Suzuki has absolutely no talent. It's funny though, when you think about the person or persons who give this guy credit for being some sort of artist. I think of it like this... think of the worst band you've ever heard, and then read the liner notes on one of their albums, no matter how bad they suck, there's sure to be some writer telling you how modern music as you know it would not exist if it weren't for Vanilla Ice or whoever. Anyway, this turd is about a guy named Kuroku who looks like he just turned 30, but he's only in 10th grade. He's got it bad for the daughter of his landlord, Michiko, so bad in fact that the mention of her name gets a rise out of him, if you get my drift. It starts out with Kuroku and his pals talking, and he tells them about how he's turned catholic. After a short discussion about it they determine, and he agrees, that he could use a good beating. They all do really. There's gangs and challenges and a bunch of other stuff thrown in there to pad out the running time. Bottom line... I watched it so you don't have to.