Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Directed by Kinji Fukasaku

Produced by Toei Company

197399 min7.3 / 10

A gritty, violent chronicle of yakuza faction warfare in postwar Japan's black markets, grounded in historical chaos and moral decay.

In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza.

Questions people ask

  • Is Battles Without Honor and Humanity violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Battles Without Honor and Humanity scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Battles Without Honor and Humanity end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Battles Without Honor and Humanity sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Battles Without Honor and Humanity easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

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56/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity21

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise81

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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