edged me at the end there ngl

edged me at the end there ngl

It’s like Goodfellas, but with yakuza.

It’s like Goodfellas, but with yakuza.

Post-war Japan in societal free-fall. Tensions are high, violence is rampant, and brotherhood is fleeting. This is Battles Without Honor and Humanity, and it's a bloody good time.

I was led to believe this would be much more dramatic and subdued just going off everything I read about it. I was fooled. This is a sloppy gruesome mess that is wall-to-wall thrilling for its entire duration. It's so much more violent and gorey than I expected, a lot of blood splattering and even a few limbs flying. It's a tightly confined epic that is confusing, hard to track, and all over the place (there's like 20 significant characters though the only important one is my boy Shozo Hirono) that I'm sure only becomes more sprawling in the sequels.

Post-war Japan in societal free-fall. Tensions are high, violence is rampant, and brotherhood is fleeting. This is Battles Without Honor and Humanity, and it's a bloody good time.

I was led to believe this would be much more dramatic and subdued just going off everything I read about it. I was fooled. This is a sloppy gruesome mess that is wall-to-wall thrilling for its entire duration. It's so much more violent and gorey than I expected, a lot of blood splattering and even a few limbs flying. It's a tightly confined epic that is confusing, hard to track, and all over the place (there's like 20 significant characters though the only important one is my boy Shozo Hirono) that I'm sure only becomes more sprawling in the sequels.

I was better able to grasp the plot this time around, and Jesus what a film. The deaths pile up so quickly you kind of have to give up on focusing on who’s who and focus on who is left. Like an intimate and occasionally hilarious war documentary.

I was better able to grasp the plot this time around, and Jesus what a film. The deaths pile up so quickly you kind of have to give up on focusing on who’s who and focus on who is left. Like an intimate and occasionally hilarious war documentary.

Another good one for Japanuary. A story about the yakuza that spans over a decade. Tons of violence and blood, almost everyone is shot. Even with the yakuza ceremonies of brotherhood and code of honor, it portrays the backstabbing, betrayals and regret of yakuza life.

Another good one for Japanuary. A story about the yakuza that spans over a decade. Tons of violence and blood, almost everyone is shot. Even with the yakuza ceremonies of brotherhood and code of honor, it portrays the backstabbing, betrayals and regret of yakuza life.