Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)

Original title

仁義なき戦い 広島死闘篇

Directed by

Kinji Fukasaku

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

16

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 71 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A yakuza hitman rises through the ranks of organized crime in postwar Hiroshima. The story follows his violent ascent and eventual downfall.

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What happens

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (Japanese: 仁義なき戦い 広島死闘篇, Hepburn: Jingi Naki Tatakai: Hiroshima Shitō-hen), also known as Hiroshima Death Match, is a 1973 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It is the second film in a five-part series that Fukasaku made in a span of just two years. It is the only movie in the series not to focus on Bunta Sugawara's character Shozo Hirono; instead it follows the rise and fall of yakuza hitman Shoji Yamanaka, played by Kinya Kitaoji. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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