热爱美术的长发青年高木博史(浅野忠信 饰)遭遇一场严重车祸,虽然侥幸逃生,却完全失去了记忆,连父母是谁也完全没有印象。在此之后,他对家中的医学书产生浓厚兴趣,在父亲隆生(串田和美 饰)的暗示下,博史专心学习,考取了某医科大学。博史在学校中来去匆匆,冷漠孤立,对待女孩郁美(KIKI 饰)的追求无动于衷。某次解剖课上,一具年轻女性的尸体让博史心有触动。他头脑中记忆的闸门似乎由此开启,奇幻的影响令其去探究女尸真实的身份以及背后不为人知的秘密……
本片荣获2005年布鲁塞尔国际奇幻电影节银鸦奖、2005年葡萄牙奇幻电影节评委会特别奖、2006年横滨电影节最佳女配角奖(柄本奈美)。。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!。