[hat and beard]

I saw it at a university screening a couple years ago. It probably got more reaction out of the audience than any other movie I've ever seen, so I guess that's a good thing. It is pretty touching in a strange way.
IZO is my favorite as well, if nothing more than for the appearance of Kazuki Tomokawa and Bob Sapp in the same film.

Anybody seen Young Thugs (Innocent Blood)? It's one of Miike's earlier films and one of his best imo. It somewhat reminds me of "Happiness" in that most of the usual Miike antics are present yet it still somehow manages to tug at the heartstrings (kind of).