Underplayed Gems

Yakuza of the Present (1973)

Yakuza of the Present poster
Original title
現代任侠史
Directed by
Teruo Ishii
Genre
yakuza film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A former yakuza who now runs a sushi shop gets pulled back into the underworld when a modern gang from Osaka targets the family that once helped him.

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What happens

『現代任侠史』（げんだいにんきょうし）は、1973年（昭和48年）10月27日（土曜日）に公開された日本映画。高倉健主演・石井輝男監督。東映京都撮影所製作、配給東映。 喧騒の1970年代。任侠の世界から足を洗い、寿司屋の主人になった男が、関西から進出して来た現代的組織のヤクザ勢力に昔世話になった一家が蹂躪されるのを見て再び立ち上がる。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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