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Yakuza Papers [5-Disc] (1974)

Region 1 DVD - NTSC - This DVD will play only on North American R1 or multi-region dvd players.
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Synopsis
In the wake of the Bomb, ex-soldier Shozo Hirono [Bunta Sugawara] joins a Hiroshima yakuza gang, the Japanese equivalent of the Mafia and then the shootings, slashings, betrayals, and scheming begin.

Premiering a year after The Godfather, The Yakuza Papers also broke box office records and spawned sequels, but, in contrast, took a ruthlessly de-romanticized view of the underworld. Based on an actual gang boss's memoirs, The Yakuza Papers plunges the audience into a gritty, brutal, violent newsreel of a three-decade struggle for power of Shakespearean complexity, a nihilistic epic unlike any other.
Cast And Crew
Actors/Artists:  Bunta Sugawara, Tatsuo Umemiya, Akira Kobayashi, Sonny Chiba, Hiroki Matsukata, Jo Shishido

Director(s):  William Friedkin
Product Features
 
Technical Details
  • Volumes include original theatrical trailer and director filmography
  • Bonus Supplemental Disc includes:
  • Friedkin on Fukasaku - Director William Friedkin (French Connection, The Exorcist) discusses the influence of Fukasaku on Hollywood action films of the 1970s.
  • Jitsuroku: Reinventing the Yakuza Genre - A 20-minute video on how The Yakuza Papers forever changed Japanese cinema
  • Boryoku: Fukasaku and the Art of Violence - Featuring a rare interview and behind-the-scenes footage with Kinji Fukasaku
  • Kantoku: Remembering Fukasaku - The director's son, Kenta Fukasaku (Battle Royale II), Masao Sato (producer of Battle Royale I and II and Sadao Yamane (Fukasaku biographer) share their memories of working with the legendary director
  • Translating Fukasaku - Subtitler Linda Hoaglund shares her experiences and insights from working within the world of Kinji Fukasaku
  • The Yakuza Wars of Hiroshima - A pull-out Viewer's Guide highlighting all the major players, wars, killings, arrests, and consolidations that occur throughout all five volumes in The Yakuza Papers series
  • 16-page booklet - Includes essays by contemporary Japanese film scholars Patrick Macias and Tom Mes
  • Video:
    Widescreen 2.35:1 (Anamorphic)
    Colour + Black & White

    Audio:
    Japanese: Stereo

    Subtitles:
    English
    Rating:  Not Rated
    Running Time:  Approx. 500 minutes
    Genre(s):  Foreign, Japanese Cinema, Special Editions, Yakuza, Action, Art House, Asian, Boxed Sets, Drama, Japanese

    Release Date:  December 14th, 2004.
    Studio:  Home Vision

    Date Added:  September 17th, 2004.
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