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The Yakuza Papers: Proxy War
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The celebrated Battles Without Honour and Humanity series continues with its second episode, Hiroshima Death Match, setting aside part one protagonist Shozo Hirono (Bunta Sugawara) to follow a side story showcasing genre icons Sonny Chiba (The Street Fighter) and Meiko Kaji (Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion).
Hiroshima, 1950. Demobilized kamikaze pilot Shoji Yamanaka (Kinya Kitaoji) is released from prison and finds himself hungry and broke. Following a bust up with a local gang, he earns the psychotic wrath of local underboss Otomo (Chiba), but Yamanaka's suicidal impulses are soon put to good use as a hitman for another gang, befriending series hero Shozo Hirono in the process. Despite a budding but forbidden romance with the boss's niece (Kaji), Yamanaka's instability and recklessness soon begin to make him a dangerous liability.
Taking an even more fatalistic turn than the series' original entry, Hiroshima Death Match tells the story of the ultimate loser, based on a true story uncovered by screenwriter Kazuo Kasahara while interviewing real-life Hiroshima yakuza for part one. A prosperous era may be dawning for the protagonists, but one with new characters and new grudges to draw them more deeply into its world of blood and betrayal.
- Arrow Video
- 100 mins approx.
- Kinji Fukasaku
- 18
- Bunta Sugawara
- Meiko Kaji
- Sonny Chiba
- English SDH
- 2.35:1
- Japanese
- 2
- A
- B
- 1
- 2
- Arrow Video
The Yakuza Papers: Proxy War
-
Blu-ray
RRP: A$32.99
A$26.99
Save: A$6.00
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The celebrated Battles Without Honour and Humanity series continues with its second episode, Hiroshima Death Match, setting aside part one protagonist Shozo Hirono (Bunta Sugawara) to follow a side story showcasing genre icons Sonny Chiba (The Street Fighter) and Meiko Kaji (Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion).
Hiroshima, 1950. Demobilized kamikaze pilot Shoji Yamanaka (Kinya Kitaoji) is released from prison and finds himself hungry and broke. Following a bust up with a local gang, he earns the psychotic wrath of local underboss Otomo (Chiba), but Yamanaka's suicidal impulses are soon put to good use as a hitman for another gang, befriending series hero Shozo Hirono in the process. Despite a budding but forbidden romance with the boss's niece (Kaji), Yamanaka's instability and recklessness soon begin to make him a dangerous liability.
Taking an even more fatalistic turn than the series' original entry, Hiroshima Death Match tells the story of the ultimate loser, based on a true story uncovered by screenwriter Kazuo Kasahara while interviewing real-life Hiroshima yakuza for part one. A prosperous era may be dawning for the protagonists, but one with new characters and new grudges to draw them more deeply into its world of blood and betrayal.
- Arrow Video
- 100 mins approx.
- Kinji Fukasaku
- 18
- Bunta Sugawara
- Meiko Kaji
- Sonny Chiba
- English SDH
- 2.35:1
- Japanese
- 2
- A
- B
- 1
- 2
- Arrow Video
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Battles but with great Honour
I am so glad that I finally bought these great Yakuza films cheaply individually instead of the enormous price now asked for in buying these 5 magnificent films made by the same director as Battle Royale. I was reluctant at first when I saw all 5 were coming from 5 different agencies but in no time, all five arrived safely and very well packaged. If you've not seen these great films, find a way! They are stunning and they challenge the Godfather trilogy in their greatness. Zavvi were great. Dispatched in no time. Excellent!
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