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THE YAKUZA PAPERS 1: BATTLES WITHOUT HONOUR AND HUMANITY

Jinji nake tatakai

Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Japan, 1973
Crime
  • 9999 minutes

Synopsis

Shozo Hirono is a former Japanese soldier who, following his nation’s defeat in World War II, finds himself in a prison cell in Hiroshima on a murder charge. While behind bars, Hirono gains a loyal friend in fellow criminal Wagasugi, and upon his release Hirono joins Wagasugi in an underworld gang.

Synopsis

Shozo Hirono is a former Japanese soldier who, following his nation’s defeat in World War II, finds himself in a prison cell in Hiroshima on a murder charge. While behind bars, Hirono gains a loyal friend in fellow criminal Wagasugi, and upon his release Hirono joins Wagasugi in an underworld gang.