Tetsuya Watari, Meiko Kaji, Takuzo Kawatani, Jirō Yabuki, Hideo Murota, Tatsuo Umemiya, Seizo Fukumoto, Nagisa Oshima. Title from screen. Originally released as a motion picture in 1976. Wide screen (2.35:1) Accompanied by booklet (31 pages). Special features: high-definition digital transfer ; original uncompressed mono PCM audio ; appreciation by filmmaker Kazuya Shiraishi (2022) ; The Rage and the Passion - A visual essay by critic Tom Mes on Meiko Kaji and Kinji Fukasaku's collaborations (2022) ; gallery of promotional imagery ; Easter egg ; trailer ; newly translated English subtitles ; limited edition 31-page booklet featuring new writing on the film by Mika Ko on the representation of Koreans in the Yakuza film, and newly translated re-prints of a contemporary review and writing by screenwrier Kazuo Kasahara.
Summary:
When he falls for the beautiful wife of the jailed boss of the Nishida gang, things start to spiral out of control for detective Kuroiwa (Tetsuya Watari, Graveyard of Honour). In a world where the line between police and organised crime is vague, he finds himself on the wrong side of a yakuza war when his superiors favour Nishida's rivals, the Yamashiro gang. Co-starring the iconic Meiko Kaji (Lady Snowblood) and featuring Nagisa Oshima as chief of police, Yakuza Graveyard sees director Kinji Fukasaku (Battles without Honour and Humanity) at the peak of his powers.
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