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Battles Without Honor and Humanity
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity

1973-01-13 · 99 min · ★ 7.3

Crime · Action · Drama

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

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Directors
Kinji Fukasaku
Production companies
Toei Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released
Budget
USD 150,000

Top Cast

Bunta SugawaraBunta SugawaraShozo Hirono
Hiroki MatsukataHiroki MatsukataTetsuya Sakai
Kunie TanakaKunie TanakaMasakichi Makihara
Eiko NakamuraEiko NakamuraSuzue Kunihiro
Tsunehiko WataseTsunehiko WataseToshio Arita
Gorō IbukiGorō IbukiUeda
Nobuo KanekoNobuo KanekoYoshio Yamamori
Toshie KimuraToshie KimuraMrs. Yamamori
Tamio KawachiTamio KawachiKanbara Seiichi
Mayumi NagisaMayumi NagisaAkiko Shinjo
Asao UchidaAsao UchidaOkubo Kenichi
Shinichirō MikamiShinichirō MikamiShinkai Uichi
Hiroshi NawaHiroshi NawaDoi
Shinji TakanoKaneko Shoichi
Harumi SoneHarumi SoneShuji Yano
Kinji NakamuraKinji NakamuraNakahara Shigeto
Shōtarō HayashiShōtarō HayashiMatsunaga Takeshi
Seizō FukumotoSeizō FukumotoShimonaka Ryuji
Keiji TakamiyaKeiji TakamiyaYamakata Shinichi
Asao KoikeAsao KoikeNarrator

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