Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

1973 · 99 min · JA · 7.3 (128 votes)
Dir. Kinji Fukasaku · Starring Bunta Sugawara, Hiroki Matsukata, Kunie Tanaka, Eiko Nakamura, Tsunehiko Watase, Gorō Ibuki · Music Toshiaki Tsushima · The Yakuza Papers Collection
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In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza.

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A raw, unflinching dive into the treacherous world of yakuza. This film feels like a punch to the gut, exposing the brutal realities of postwar Japan with relentless energy and a deep sense of despair.

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