Hokuriku Proxy War (1977)
- Original title
- 北陸代理戦争
- Directed by
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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.
How it feels
A wild yakuza challenges his bosses and a conflict spreads across the Hokuriku region in Japan. The film is based on real events from 1977.
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What happens
Hokuriku Proxy War (Japanese: 北陸代理戦争, Hepburn: Hokuriku Dairi Sensō) is a 1977 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Hiroki Matsukata, Sonny Chiba and Yumiko Nogawa. A jitsuroku eiga based on real events, it depicts a conflict between a wild yakuza (Matsukata) and his bosses that spreads across the Hokuriku region of Japan. It was released by Toei Company on February 26, 1977. Less than two months later, the real-life basis for Matsukata's character, Hiroshi Kawauchi, was shot dead in a manner nearly identical to a scene in the film. This is believed to be the reason why Hokuriku Proxy War was Fukasaku's last yakuza film and Toei's last jitsuroku eiga. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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