Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

Name: Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Genre: Drama, Crime, Action
Released: 1973
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Bunta Sugawara, Kinya Kitaoji, Meiko Kaji, Sonny Chiba, Hiroshi Nawa

Directed by Kinji Fukasaku

Produced by Toei Company

197399 min7.3 / 10

A brutal yakuza crime drama set in postwar Japan, tracing the violent rise and entanglement of gangsters caught in cycles of bloodshed and betrayal.

Repeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka's niece. Meanwhile, the ambitions of mad dog Katsutoshi Otomo draws our series' hero, Shozo Hirono, and the other yakuza into a new round of bloodshed.

Clusters

Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Revenge Stories Without Happy Endings Crime and Betrayal Stories Revenge Gone Wrong Organized Crime Movies

Genres

Drama Crime Action

Keywords

Yakuza Shōwa Era (1926-89)

Questions people ask

Is Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.
Is Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

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