New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Trilogy - BLU-RAY
Reviews coming soon
About this product
In the early 1970s, Kinji Fukasaku's five-film Battles Without Honor and Humanity series was a massive hit in Japan, and kicked off a boom in realistic, modern yakuza films based on true stories. Although Fukasaku had intended to end the series, Toei Studio convinced him to return to the director's chair for this unconnected, follow-up trilogy of films, each starring Battles leading man Bunta Sugawara and telling separate, but fictional stories about the yakuza in different locations in Japan. In the first film, Bunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low-level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a bungled hit. While in stir, family member Aoki (Lone Wolf and Cub's Tomisaburo Wakayama) attempts to seize power from the boss, and Miyoshi finds himself stuck between the two factions with no honorable way out. In the second entry, The Boss's Head, Sugawara is Kuroda, an itinerant gambler who steps in when a hit by drug addicted assassin Kusunoki goes wrong, and takes the fall on behalf of the Owada family, but when the gang fails to make good on financial promises to him, Kuroda targets the family bosses with a ruthless vengeance. And in Last Days of the Boss, Sugawara plays Nozaki, a laborer who swears allegiance to a sympathetic crime boss, only to find himself elected his successor after the boss is murdered. Restrained by a gang alliance that forbids retributions against high-level members, Nozaki forms a plot to exact revenge on his rivals, but a suspicious closeness with his own sister jeopardizes his relationship with his fellow gang members. The New Battles Without Honor and Humanity films are important links between the first half of Fukasaku's career and his later exploration of other genres. Each one is also a top-notch crime action thriller hard-boiled, entertaining, and distinguished by Fukasaku's directorial genius, funky musical scores by composer
Specifications
- GenreActionDescriptionIn the early 1970s, Kinji Fukasaku's five-film Battles Without Honor and Humanity series was a massive hit in Japan, and kicked off a boom in realistic, modern yakuza films based on true stories. Although Fukasaku had intended to end the series, Toei Studio convinced him to return to the director's chair for this unconnected, follow-up trilogy of films, each starring Battles leading man Bunta Sugawara and telling separate, but fictional stories about the yakuza in different locations in Japan. In the first film, Bunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low-level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a bungled hit. While in stir, family member Aoki (Lone Wolf and Cub's Tomisaburo Wakayama) attempts to seize power from the boss, and Miyoshi finds himself stuck between the two factions with no honorable way out. In the second entry, The Boss's Head, Sugawara is Kuroda, an itinerant gambler who steps in when a hit by drug addicted assassin Kusunoki goes wrong, and takes the fall on behalf of the Owada family, but when the gang fails to make good on financial promises to him, Kuroda targets the family bosses with a ruthless vengeance. And in Last Days of the Boss, Sugawara plays Nozaki, a laborer who swears allegiance to a sympathetic crime boss, only to find himself elected his successor after the boss is murdered. Restrained by a gang alliance that forbids retributions against high-level members, Nozaki forms a plot to exact revenge on his rivals, but a suspicious closeness with his own sister jeopardizes his relationship with his fellow gang members. The New Battles Without Honor and Humanity films are important links between the first half of Fukasaku's career and his later exploration of other genres. Each one is also a top-notch crime action thriller hard-boiled, entertaining, and distinguished by Fukasaku's directorial genius, funky musical scores by composerTitleNew Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete TrilogyFormatBlu-rayMPAA RatingNRStudioArrow Video
Reviews
This product doesn't have any reviews yet.
Compare similar products
In the early 1970s, Kinji Fukasaku's five-film Battles Without Honor and Humanity series was a massive hit in Japan, and kicked off a boom in realistic, modern yakuza films based on true stories. Although Fukasaku had intended to end the series, Toei Studio convinced him to return to the director's chair for this unconnected, follow-up trilogy of films, each starring Battles leading man Bunta Sugawara and telling separate, but fictional stories about the yakuza in different locations in Japan. In the first film, Bunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low-level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a bungled hit. While in stir, family member Aoki (Lone Wolf and Cub's Tomisaburo Wakayama) attempts to seize power from the boss, and Miyoshi finds himself stuck between the two factions with no honorable way out. In the second entry, The Boss's Head, Sugawara is Kuroda, an itinerant gambler who steps in when a hit by drug addicted assassin Kusunoki goes wrong, and takes the fall on behalf of the Owada family, but when the gang fails to make good on financial promises to him, Kuroda targets the family bosses with a ruthless vengeance. And in Last Days of the Boss, Sugawara plays Nozaki, a laborer who swears allegiance to a sympathetic crime boss, only to find himself elected his successor after the boss is murdered. Restrained by a gang alliance that forbids retributions against high-level members, Nozaki forms a plot to exact revenge on his rivals, but a suspicious closeness with his own sister jeopardizes his relationship with his fellow gang members. The New Battles Without Honor and Humanity films are important links between the first half of Fukasaku's career and his later exploration of other genres. Each one is also a top-notch crime action thriller hard-boiled, entertaining, and distinguished by Fukasaku's directorial genius, funky musical scores by composer
Director Kinji Fukasaku's violent post-WWII Japanese gangster saga opens with InchBattles Without Honor and HumanityInch (1973), as ex-soldier Shozo (Bunta Sugawara) joins the local Yakuza and finds his code of ethics at odds with his new cohorts. Shozo's loyalties are torn in InchHiroshima Death MatchInch (1973) as rival Yakuza clans battle in the war-ravaged city; with appearances by Sonny Chiba and Meiko Kaji. Then, with gang war spilling into the streets of Hiroshima, Shozo and his fellow Yakuza discover that betrayal and death are the order of the day, in InchProxy WarInch (1973). In InchPolice TacticsInch (1974), citizen groups and the law begin fighting back, but the bloody mob rivalry reaches a climax that could cost Shozo his life. And a new Yakuza faction rises out of the ashes, as Shozo and a group of gangsters are released from prison ready to reclaim Hiroshima's underworld, in InchFinal EpisodeInch (1974). 12 1/2 hrs. Total on five discs. Widescreen; Soundtrack Japanese; Subtitles English; audio commentary; featurettes; image gallery; theatrical trailers. In Japanese with English subtitles.
![A Better Tomorrow Trilogy - 4K Blu-Ray [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/5605de17-b4aa-48de-bb12-3cb3a2e8ea5a.jpg;maxHeight=422;maxWidth=264?format=webp)
Three-disc set includes A Better Tomorrow (Ying Hung Boon Sik) (1986)Masterful thriller from leading Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo (InchThe KillerInch) tells the saga of successful Triad counterfeiters Ho (Ti Lung) and Mark (Chow Yun Fat). When Ho is sent to prison, the ruthlessness of his protégé Shing (Waise Lee) in running the operation spells danger for Ho's incorruptible cop brother Kit (Leslie Cheung). Highlighted by stunning action sequences; with Emily Chu, Kenneth Tsang. 95 min. In Cantonese with English subtitles. C/Rtg NR A Better Tomorrow II (Ying Hung Boon Sik II) (1987)The authorities offered Ho (Ti Lung) early parole if je spied on aging criminal mentor Lung (Dean Shek). Instead, he finagled passage to the U.S. for the old man-but he'd have to lean on help from late buddy Mark's twin brother Ken (Chow Yun Fat) to rescue Lung from assassination abroad. John Woo's dynamite sequel to his hit actioner pays homage to Sergio Leone and American gangsters in intoxicating style. 105 min. In Cantonese with English subtitles. C/Rtg NR A Better Tomorrow III Love And Death In Saigon (Ying Hung Boon Sik III Zik Yeung Ji Gor) (1989)Prequel entry to the action trilogy, produced by John Woo and directed by Tsui Hark, places Mark (Chow Yun Fat) in Saigon during the Vietnam War's waning days, trying to get his cousin Michael (Tony Leung Ka-Fai) out of country, Making an ally out of gorgeous gunrunner Chow (Anita Mui), they'll find themselves targeted by her thought-dead and jealous ex (Saburo Tokito). Shih Kien, Maggie Cheung co-star. 105 min. In Cantonese with English subtitles. C/Rtg NR Widescreen; Soundtrack Cantonese; Subtitles English. In Cantonese with English subtitles.
After several years spent working almost exclusively in the direct-to-video world of 'V-cinema' in Japan, Takashi Miike announced himself as a world-class filmmaking talent with this trio of thematically-connected, character-centric crime stories about violence, the underworld of Japanese society, families both real and surrogate, and the possibly hopeless task of finding one's place in the world. His first films made specifically for theatrical , and his first for a major studio, the 'Black Society Trilogy' was the beginning of Miike's mature career as a filmmaker and they remain among the prolific director's finest works.
Specs
Be the first to ask a question.
We’ll try to get your question answered within 24 hours by a Best Buy customer or brand representative.