1974·Action·1h 40m
7.1
★
While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political party, whose two executives stir up new tensions in their thirst for power.
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
prison
japan
yakuza
hiroshima, japan
murder
mafia
mob boss
mob hit
shōwa era (1926-89)
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Cast
Bunta Sugawara
Shozo Hirono
Joe Shishido
Katsutoshi Otomo
Nobuo Yana
Ryôsuke Kaga
Nobuo Kaneko
Yoshio Yamamori
Hiroki Matsukata
Ichioka
Akira Kobayashi
Akira Takeda
Kunie Tanaka
Masakichi Makihara
Asao Uchida
Kenichi Okubo
Shingo Yamashiro
Shozo Eda
Kenichi Sakuragi
Akio Saeki
Junkichi Orimoto
Hideo Hayakawa
Yumiko Nogawa
Kaoru
Crew
Kinji Fukasaku
Director
Kōji Takada
Screenplay
Koichi Iiboshi
Story
Popular Reviews
8 reviews
fives
9.2★ · 11/18/24
“Will the bitter battles that arise from the strong preying upon the weak ever be banished from this Earth?”
What a brilliant ending to such a brilliant series of films. Writing this literally a day after watching this and I already miss these films and want to watch them again. All the characters were so well written and all unique and interesting, even with so many different people introduced and reintroduced and killed off and switching sides almost constantly. Kinji Fukasaku’s direction of this series was fantastic, the soundtracks to all of films were just gorgeous, the acting was great, the action was all done so well, the cinematography was really nice, especially during the sequences at night and in the rain, mostly towards the end of each film. I could go on about this series for hours it’s just so damn good. Can’t wait to check out the sequel trilogy.
What a brilliant ending to such a brilliant series of films. Writing this literally a day after watching this and I already miss these films and want to watch them again. All the characters were so well written and all unique and interesting, even with so many different people introduced and reintroduced and killed off and switching sides almost constantly. Kinji Fukasaku’s direction of this series was fantastic, the soundtracks to all of films were just gorgeous, the acting was great, the action was all done so well, the cinematography was really nice, especially during the sequences at night and in the rain, mostly towards the end of each film. I could go on about this series for hours it’s just so damn good. Can’t wait to check out the sequel trilogy.
“Will the bitter battles that arise from the strong preying upon the weak ever be banished from this Earth?”
What a brilliant ending to such a brilliant series of films. Writing this literally a day after watching this and I already miss these films and want to watch them again. All the characters were so well written and all unique and interesting, even with so many different people introduced and reintroduced and killed off and switching sides almost constantly. Kinji Fukasaku’s direction of this series was fantastic, the soundtracks to all of films were just gorgeous, the acting was great, the action was all done so well, the cinematography was really nice, especially during the sequences at night and in the rain, mostly towards the end of each film. I could go on about this series for hours it’s just so damn good. Can’t wait to check out the sequel trilogy.
What a brilliant ending to such a brilliant series of films. Writing this literally a day after watching this and I already miss these films and want to watch them again. All the characters were so well written and all unique and interesting, even with so many different people introduced and reintroduced and killed off and switching sides almost constantly. Kinji Fukasaku’s direction of this series was fantastic, the soundtracks to all of films were just gorgeous, the acting was great, the action was all done so well, the cinematography was really nice, especially during the sequences at night and in the rain, mostly towards the end of each film. I could go on about this series for hours it’s just so damn good. Can’t wait to check out the sequel trilogy.
Yoavbergel
10.0★ · 04/17/24
(5/8) wow what a great finale it was for the series the character ark of Shozo Hirono came full circle in the he started as a low level yakuza member and ended as a retired old boss with a guilty conscience and the ending left you with a feeling of emptiness you know thet everything you saw in this series was nothing more than endless bloodshed thet will last for entirety just a masterful ending to a masterful series kinji fukasaku really made something special here it was really good finally watching this series if you didn't watch you get to this is my favourite film series of all time
(5/8) wow what a great finale it was for the series the character ark of Shozo Hirono came full circle in the he started as a low level yakuza member and ended as a retired old boss with a guilty conscience and the ending left you with a feeling of emptiness you know thet everything you saw in this series was nothing more than endless bloodshed thet will last for entirety just a masterful ending to a masterful series kinji fukasaku really made something special here it was really good finally watching this series if you didn't watch you get to this is my favourite film series of all time
David Brook
7.0★ · 01/07/16
My review: http://blueprintreview.co.uk/2016/01/battles-without-honour-and-humanity/
My review: http://blueprintreview.co.uk/2016/01/battles-without-honour-and-humanity/
Mapou
7.0★ · 12/23/25
Joey_Sockitume
9.8★ · 04/29/25