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Graveyard of Honor (新・仁義の墓場, Shin Jingi no Hakaba, lit. "New Graveyard of Honor") is a yakuza film directed by Takashi Miike. It is a remake of Kinji Fukasaku 's 1975 film of the same name, which is based on the life of a real-life Yakuza member.
Graveyard of Honor (Japanese: 仁義の墓場, Hepburn: Jingi no Hakaba) is a 1975 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Written by Tatsuhiko Kamoi, it adapts Fujita Goro's novel of the same name. It is based on the life of real-life yakuza member Rikio Ishikawa, who is played by Tetsuya Watari.
Aug 9, 2021 · Filmed largely in hand-held by Hideo Yamamoto, “Graveyard of Honor” develops a drive equal to the destructive force which is its central character. In typical Miike-fashion, many scenes still contain a degree of improvisation, of the imperfection Fukasaku had used in his original as well.
Jun 22, 2002 · Graveyard of Honor: Directed by Takashi Miike. With Gorô Kishitani, Ryôsuke Miki, Narimi Arimori, Mikio Ôsawa. A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization.
- (2.4K)
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Takashi Miike
- 2002-06-22
Feb 15, 1975 · Graveyard of Honor: Directed by Kinji Fukasaku. With Tetsuya Watari, Tatsuo Umemiya, Yumi Takigawa, Eiji Gô. A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the Japanese mafia but quickly loses his self control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.
- (2K)
- Action, Crime
- Kinji Fukasaku
- 1975-02-15
Jun 22, 2002 · Shigenori Takechi. Screenplay. A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems.
Takashi Miike's Graveyard of Honor is a masterpiece of restraint and maturity, gritty and dark but never overbearingly so. For any naysayers that dismiss Miike's films as just gory or exploitative schlock, I point them to this totally underappreciated gem.
