| Description |
6 videodiscs : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 guides |
| Édition |
Collector's ed. |
| Note |
Aspect ratio 2.35:1; made from a digital transfer enhanced for 16:9 televisions with restored image and sound. |
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Packaged in metal case. |
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Special features: Friedkin on Fukasaku, which discusses the influence of Kukasaku on Hollywood action films of the 1970s ; Jitsuroku: reinventing a genre: a 20-minute video essay on how "The Yakuza Papers" forever changed Japanese cinema ; Boryoku: Fukasaku and the art of violence, features a rare interview and behind-the-scenes footage with Kinji Fukasaku ; Kantoku: remembering the director: the director's son, Kenta Fukasaku, Masao Sato and Sadao Yamane share their memories of working with the legendary director Kinji Fukasaku ; Kaplan on the yakuza: David Kaplan, chief investigative reporter for U.S. News and World Report, gives a primer on Japan's criminal underworld ; Translating Fukasaku: an interview with subtitler Linda Hoaglund ; also includes "The Yakuza Wars of Hiroshima" a pull-out viewer's guide and a 16-page booklet featuring essays and articles. |
| Dépouillement |
v. 1. Battles without honor & humanity = Jingi naki tatakai (1973) (99 min.) -- v. 2. Deadly fight in Hiroshima = Hiroshima shito hen (1973) (100 min.) -- v. 3. Proxy war = Dairi senso (1973) (102 min.) -- v. 4. Police tactics = Chojo sakusen (1974) (101 min.) -- v. 5. Final episode = Kanketsu-hen (1974) (98 min.) -- [v. 6.] Special features. |
| Distribution |
Bunta Sugawara, Hiroki Matsukata, Tsunehiko Watase. |
| Résumé |
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. |
| Langue |
In Japanese with optional subtitles in English (2.0 mono). |
| Note locale |
Collection le 7e. |
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DVD |
| ISBN |
0780029267 (set) |
| Isn |
037429199527 (set) |
| Autre titre |
Battles without honor & humanity |
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Battles without honor and humanity |
| Note |
Title on container: Kinji Fukasaku's The yakuza papers : battles without honor & humanity |
| Autre titre |
Jingi naki tatakai.
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Deadly fight in Hiroshima.
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Hiroshima shito hen.
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Proxy war.
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Dairi senso.
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Police tactics.
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Chojo sakusen.
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Final episode.
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Kanketsu-hen.
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