Underplayed Gems

Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties (1995)

Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties poster
Original title
極道の妻たち　赫い絆
Directed by
Ikuo Sekimoto
Genre
yakuza film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 54m
Rating
6.0 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.

More films like this

How it feels

The film follows a woman whose father was the former yakuza boss and her husband who inherits the organization. It shows her bond with a young gang member that feels like a parent's love, along with land deals, conflicts with businesses, fights between rival gangs, and the sadness of the gangsters' wives.

dramaticemotionalintensemethodicalmelancholicfamilialtensegrounded

What happens

『極道の妻たち 赫い絆』（ごくどうのおんなたち あかいきずな）は、1995年公開の日本映画。主演は岩下志麻、監督は極妻初登板の関本郁夫。通称「極妻（ごくつま）シリーズ」第8作目。岩下版としては6作目。「極妻登場10周年記念作品」。本作より、前作までタイトルについていた『新』が削除された。 大阪府と東京都を舞台に、先代組長を父に持つ女と跡目を継いだ夫との絆、及び彼女と1人の若い組員との親子愛のような絆を描く。また、新規事業を始めようとする組長の土地買収や企業との対立、対立する組との攻防、組員の妻たちの悲哀なども描かれている。「極妻」シリーズでは珍しく、岩下が堅気の人間としてヤクザとは無縁の職場で働くシーンもある。 歌手生活25年を迎えた八代亜紀が、本作の主題歌と映画出演を果たしているのも大きな話題の一つとなった。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.