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Jul 4, 2023 · Kinji Fukasaku (1930 – 2003), whose career spanned the years 1961 to 2003, can’t be grouped into any of the various Japanese cinematic movements of his time such as, say, the Japanese New Wave. Fukasaku worked in many different genres and styles, starting out with yakuza movies in the 1960s.
Aug 8, 2023 · Kinji Fukasaku’s Battle Royale is arguably one of the first archetypal portrayals of a death game, kickstarting the genre as we know it today.
May 23, 2024 · The earlier film was inspired by Kinji Fukasaku’s gritty 1970s “Battles Without Honor and Humanity” series that exposed the hollowness of the traditional gang code. “Bushido,” which is based on a...
Jan 21, 2024 · 1975's Graveyard of Honor was directed by Kinji Fukasaku, who immediately before the release of this film had directed the first five Battles Without Honor and Humanity movies.
Dec 14, 2023 · 1961-1970 Action Crime Japan Kinji Fukasaku. Quote: Sawaki is released from prison after serving eight years for murdering a rival gang leader in order to obtain the land rights to a landfill for the Kotaki clan and he discovers that the world has changed significantly in that time.
Jun 27, 2023 · It's impressive that the great Kinji Fukasaku - one of Japan's best-ever filmmakers - was able to continue Battles Without Honor and Humanity for so long, but by the eighth,...
Apr 30, 2024 · Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale) directs an international cast led by Sonny Chiba, Vic Morrow and Etsuko Shihomi in the science fiction spectacle Message from Space – the Toei Company’s answer to the barnstorming box-office success that was Star Wars.
6 days ago · Review: Fukasaku Kinji’s ‘Sympathy for the Underdog’ on Radiance Films Blu-ray. Sympathy for the Underdog has lost none of its raw, kinetic power. When we first see Gunji Masuo (Tsuruta Kôji), the ex-chief of a yakuza gang, he’s strutting out of Yokohama prison following a 10-year stint inside. As two of his former lackeys greet him ...
Oct 24, 2023 · Kinji Fukasaku Collection (Blu-ray) Genres: Action. Thriller. Formats: BLU-RAY. Synopsis. Of the many filmmakers associated with the Japanese crime film, perhaps none are more synonymous with the genre than Kinji Fukasaku!
