International crime, cursed jewels, lost princesses, and black tight killers: five gadget-packed Nikkatsu spy films featuring Kobayashi Akira! … More Top 5 Nikkatsu Spy Films (feat: Kobayashi Akira)
1962-1963: shaky alliances, betrayals, and expulsions – and the final sparks that ignite the Hiroshima War. … More Plot Deep Dive: Battles Without Honor and Humanity [3] – Proxy War (1973) Part 2
1960-1961: the troubled Muraoka succession and explosive set-up to the Hiroshima War. … More Plot Deep Dive: Battles Without Honor and Humanity [3] – Proxy War (1973) Part 1
His name is still whispered as a legendary Hiroshima yakuza. But no one visits his grave now. … More Review: Battles Without Honor and Humanity [2] – Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)
1950-1955: the rise and fall of the impetuous Yamanaka Shōji, and of his firecracker nemesis Otomo Katsutoshi. … More Plot Deep Dive: Battles Without Honor and Humanity [2] – Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)
A new kind of violence replaced the old in lawless Japan. It was every man for himself amidst the chaos. … More Review: Battles Without Honor and Humanity [1] (1973)
1946-1956: the formative years of Hirono Shōzō and the Yamamori family, one backstab at a time. … More Plot Deep Dive: Battles Without Honor and Humanity [1] (1973)
Gamblers & Drifters 