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Yakuza's Law: Yakuza Keibatsushi: Rinchi (1969)

Yakuza's Law: Yakuza Keibatsushi: Rinchi poster
Original title
やくざ刑罰史 私刑!
Directed by
Teruo Ishii
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
16
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film spans three different time periods in Japan showing how yakuza gangs operated and punished their own. Each section focuses on a different era including the 1700s, the 1920s, and the 1960s.

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What happens

Yakuza Law (やくざ刑罰史 私刑, Yakuza Keibatsushi: Rinchi!; lit. "Yakuza Law: Lynching!") is a 1969 epic-crime-drama film written and directed by Teruo Ishii. Arrow Video licensed the film for home video release in the United Kingdom and North America in 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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