Based on a true story battles without honor is a kick ass trip through the rise of the yakuza in post war japan. Jul 07, 2015 a grand, glorious gun opera the bomb fukasaku used to explode not just the myth of the righteous yakuza, but also the myth of japans postww ii recovery. Jingi naki tatakai, also known in the west as the yakuza papers, is a japanese yakuza film series produced by toei company. Deadly fight in hiroshima 1973 kinji fukasaku, bunta sugawara, shinichi chiba, meiko kaji july 1, 2018 a young criminal joins a yakuza family to kill the gangsters who beat him up, but falls in love with his boss widow niece. Fivefilm saga in arrow bluray box set, released 2015.
When battles without honor and humanity first hit japanese screens in january 1973, partially inspired by the success of the godfather, it blasted out a new ground zero for crime cinema not only. Battles without honor and humanity 2disc special edition. Jingi naki tatakai battles without honor and humanitythe yakuza paperswar without a code. Shin jingi naki tatakai new battles without honor and. Battles without honor and humanity 1973 release info imdb. Battles without honor and humanity aka the yakuza papers volume 1. Sonny chiba, bunta sugawara, akira kobayashi, takeshi kato, kinya kitaoji, kinji fukasaku. It begins a new series of films with unrelated plots, based on the directors earlier battles without honor and humanity pentalogy. Battles without honor and humanity was released in 1973. In the opening episode, exsoldier shozo hirono escapes from the postwar. Battles without honor and humanity opening youtube.
Battles without honor and humanity trailer youtube. It just about bears reading as a sardonic critique of japans postwar development, but only because. Battles without honor and humanity subtitles 24 subtitles. Kasahara was supportive of takada, giving him all the research materials he had created for the first four films. With bunta sugawara, hiroki matsukata, kunie tanaka, eiko nakamura.
Battles without honor and humanity also known in the west as the yakuza papers, is a. Battles without honor and humanity home vision entertainment 1973 74 color 2. Battles without honor and humanity 1973 changes the. This threefilm series became known as new battles without honor and humanity and, though there have been other films in the series, these are the last directed by fukasaku. Final episode original trailer kinji fukasaku, 1974. The movie is supposed to be based on a true story, though presumably the names have been changed and heavier emphasis has been placed on the gory bits. Popular videos battles without honor and humanity youtube. Battles without honor and humanity 1973 battles without. Shin jingi naki tatakai new battles without honor and humanity 1 trailer 1min 41sec source download 59. The final episode is the only film in the pentalogy not written by kasahara.
Its a testament to the mans skill that battles without honor and humanity is a compelling viewing experience despite its lack of most of the traditional elements of strong narrative. This new series stars many of the same actors from the original series but each film was designed as a standalone film instead of a continuation of one big story. Battles without honor and humanity was the first in a series of five. In that context, battles without honor and humanity is a lot of fun. The action expands into fullblown war with gun battles and bombings turing the streets of hiroshima. Dairi senso is a 1973 japanese yakuza film directed by kinji fukasaku. Battles without honor and humanity balthazars list. They both were initially released around the same time in the case of the battles films, once every few months during 1973. The screenplay by kazuo kasahara adapts a series of newspaper a. Perhaps not as epic as kinji fukasakus original 1973 film but very worthwhile on their own terms, new battles without honor and humanity is highly recommended. During the violent chaos of postwar japanese black market, a young gangster called shozo hirono has to keep up with the rapid shifts of power between unscrupulous bosses. Battles without honor and humanity internet movie firearms.
Battles without honor and humanity original trailer kinji fukasaku, 1973. Aka jingi naki tatakai, tarnished code of yakuza, the yakuza papers, the yakuza papers, vol. Battles without honor and humanity 1973 postwar hiroshima is nothing short of a nightmare, with various factions of the infamous yakuza mob vying for dominance. Battles without honour or humanity 1973, directed by kinji.
This channel was generated automatically by youtubes video discovery system. Deadly fight in hiroshima 1973 kinji fukasaku, bunta sugawara, shinichi chiba, meiko kaji july 1, 2018 a young criminal joins a yakuza family to kill the gangsters who beat him up, but falls in love with his boss widow niece, piling up enemies and corpses along his wayward way. Beginning with 1973s battles without honor and humanity and continuing through four hugely popular sequels, these are bracingly intricate studies in shifting. Kinji fukasakus battles without honor and humanity collection 15.
Final episode is the only film in the pentalogy adapting koichi iiboshis articles about a yakuza war that was not written by kazuo kasahara. Final episode 1974 1h 37m japanese dramas in the final film of the series, yakuza clans have learned to disguise their activities behind legitimate businesses, but war and bloodshed continue. Jingi naki tatakai is a 1973 japanese yakuza film directed by kinji fukasaku. Kinji fukasakus battles without honor and humanity. At least install a booklet collectors in the first episode package. Battles without honor and humanity original trailer youtube.
Battles without honor and humanity film series is a film series. Kinji fukasakus new battles without honor and humanity. Battles without honor and humanity 1973 movie moviefone. When battles without honor and humanity first hit japanese screens in january 1973, partially inspired by. Strife ja, hiroshima koso, that took place between 1950 and 1972. Inspired by the real hiroshima gang war that lasted over twenty years, the film series is adapted from a serialized twovolume novel by koichi iiboshi. During the violent chaos of postwar japanese black. Battles without honor and humanity is the first installment in fukasakus epic five film depiction of a bloody yakuza war in hiroshima. Jingi naki tatakai battles without honor and humanitythe.
May 09, 2011 opening music from the first battles without honor and humanity movie 1973. Kinji fukasakus battles without honor and humanity the blu. Police tactics 1974 final episode 1974 the complete saga 1980. Beginning in 1945 and traveling through the next 12 or so years this is the tale of a group of friends who come together in order to survive the cruelties of postwar, and postbomb japan and then spend the next decade killing each other as they change sides in a perpetual gang war. Hiroshima death match implies the killing of a dog.
In fukasakus world, yakuza adhere to codes of honor when its in their best interest, but otherwise. Battles without honor and humanity 1973 hiroshima death match 1973 proxy war. In the early 1970s, kinji fukasakus fivefilm battles without honor and humanity series was a massive hit in japan, and kicked off a boom in realistic, modern yakuza films based on true. This film also known as the yakuza papers the following weapons were used in the film battles without honor and humanity. The japanese gangster film series battles without honor and humanity aka the yakuza papers is often compared to the godfather films.
Battles without honor and humanity is a 1973 japanese yakuza film directed by kinji fukasaku. Battles without honor and humanity 1973 stream and watch. Inspired by a series of magazine articles by journalist koichi iiboshi that are based on memoirs originally written by reallife yakuza kozo. Battles without honor and humanity the yakuza papers volumes 15. Battle without honor or humanity is an instrumental music piece by japanese rock musician tomoyasu hotei. Opening music from the first battles without honor and humanity movie 1973. Battles without honor and humanity is a 1973 japanese yakuza film directed by kinji. A grand, glorious gun opera the bomb fukasaku used to explode not just the myth of the righteous yakuza, but also the myth of japans postww ii recovery. Battles without honor and humanity is newly available on dvd in a single volume or as part of a boxed set including a disc of bonus material. It is the third film in a fivepart series that fukasaku made in a span of just two years.
Battles without honour and humanity the arrow video story. Released 1973, battles without honor and humanity stars bunta sugawara, hiroki matsukata, tatsuo umemiya, tsunehiko watase the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 39 min, and received a score of. Kinji fukasakus battles without honor and humanity collection volume 15 197374. The screenplay by kazuo kasahara adapts a series of newspaper articles by journalist koichi iiboshi, that were rewrites of a manuscript originally written by reallife yakuza kozo mino. Jingi naki tatakai battles without honor and humanitythe yakuza. It was originally featured in the 2000 film new battles without honor and humanity also known as another battle by junji sakamoto, for which hotei wrote. Shin jingi naki tatakai is a 1974 japanese yakuza film directed by kinji fukasaku. Battles without honor and humanity, jingi naki tatakai, nrw gang war without the gambling code, tarnished code of the yakuza. Up to this point, japans many yakuza films had usually been tales of chivalry set in the prewar period, but fukasakus ultraviolent, documentarystyle film took place in chaotic postwar hiroshima. Beginning with 1973 s battles without honor and humanity and continuing through four hugely popular sequels, these are bracingly intricate studies in shifting loyalties and gangland chaos, tracking the yakuza career of shozu hirono played by charismatic star bunta suguwara, who rises from lowly soldier status in 1946 to sworn brotherhood.
258 1467 1261 113 676 914 479 1273 1476 973 357 1381 645 785 760 569 708 1404 201 157 1005 753 185 923 221 178 360 433 1273 1188 1433 796 1037 623 436 108 603 7 140 1006 290 1148 467 1342 607 1300 760 263 778 1142