Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

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Release Date

4/28/1973

Runtime

100 mins

Overview

Repeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka's niece. Meanwhile, the ambitions of mad dog Katsutoshi Otomo draws our series' hero, Shozo Hirono, and the other yakuza into a new round of bloodshed.

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$125,000

Revenue

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Homepage

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How It Feels

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A visceral crime drama where survival depends on brutal strength and family ties, following competing ambitions that inevitably lead to bloodshed. The film captures the ruthless mechanics of yakuza life with an unflinching eye and propulsive momentum.

Mood

TenseParanoidBleak

Themes

PowerIdentityAmbitionCorruption

Tone

Matter-of-fact

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Ensemble

Heads up

Graphic violence

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