Battles without honor and humanity

Battles without honor and humanity

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The series is loosely based on the serialized two-volume novel by Koichi Iiboshi that chronicles the Hiroshima gang war that lasted nearly twenty five years. The series revolves around Shozo Hirono, an ex-soldier living in Hiroshima after World War II.

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Corporate Author: Home Vision Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Sugawara, Bunta, 1933-2014, Matsukata, Hiroki, 1942-2017, Watase, Tsunehiko, 1944-2017, Kaneko, Nobuo, 1923-1995, Umemiya, Tatsuo, 1938-, Chiba, Sonny, 1939-, Kaji, Meiko, Nawa, Hiroshi, Narita, Mikio, Koike, Asao, 1931-1985, Kitaoji, Kinya, Kobayashi, Akira, 1938-, Tsushima, Toshiaki, Fukasaku, Kinji, Iiboshi, Kōichi, 1927-1996, Kasahara, Kazuo, 1927-2002
Format: Video
Language:Japanese
English
Published: [Chicago, IL] : Home Vision Entertainment, 2004.
Subjects:
Yakuza > Japan > Drama.
Gangs > Drama.
Gangsters > Drama.
Foreign language films > Japanese.
Motion pictures > Japan.
Foreign films > Japan.
Film adaptations.
Hiroshima-chō (Japan) > Drama.
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Summary:The series is loosely based on the serialized two-volume novel by Koichi Iiboshi that chronicles the Hiroshima gang war that lasted nearly twenty five years. The series revolves around Shozo Hirono, an ex-soldier living in Hiroshima after World War II.
In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza. After joining boss Yamamori, Shozo is drawn into a feud with his sworn brother's family, the Dois. But that's when the chivalry ends and the hypocrisy, betrayal, and assasinations begin.
Deadly fight in Hiroshima = Hiroshima shito hen: Repeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hit man and falls in love with boss Muraoka's niece. Meanwhile, the ambitions of mad dog Katsutoshi Otomo draws our series' hero Shozo Hirono into a new round of bloodshed, culminating with the tragic demise of the young Yamanka.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1973.
Special features: original theatrical trailers and director filmography.
Program notes inserted in container: The yakuza wars of Hiroshima, a pull-out viewer's guide to yakuza characters, gang affiliations, deaths, battles, ascensions, and incarcerations found in The yakuza papers series.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (ca. 99 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
Format:DVD format. NTSC, region 1, 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
Production Credits:Cinematographer, Sadaji Yoshida ; music, Toshiaki Tsushima.
ISBN:0780029275 (set) :
9780780029279 (set) :

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