Battles Without Honor And Humanity
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Cast: Bunta Sugawara , Hiroki Matsukata , Tatsuo Umemiya , Tsunehiko Watase
In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono (Bunta Sugawara) and his buddies find themselves in a new war between fractious and ambitious yakuza.
After joining boss Yamamori, Shozo is drawn into a feud with his sworn brotherıs family, the Dois.
But thatıs where the chivalry of traditional yakuza film ends and the hypocrisy, betrayal, and assassinations begin.
A rare and critical perspective on the history of Japan after World War II, Battles Without Honor And Humanity is a tour-de-force that revolutionized the yakuza genre and launched Kinji Fukasaku and Bunta Sugawara to international stardom.
REMASTERED PRINT
1975 Color Widescreen 99 Min.
Japanese with English subtitles.
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