He beats suspects, threatens to plant evidence, brawls casually, has a violent temper, and even drives his fist into his palm in front of his superiors when they chew him out. Yakuza graveyard comes very highly recommended for fans of films like dirty harry and death wish as it has a similar style and holds its own against some of the best action films made during the 70s. There are more than enough corpses to fill a cemetery once the smoke clears in yakuza graveyard. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. One of maverick japanese director kinji fukasakus battle royale, cops vs. The films of kinji fukasaku ranked rate your music. Yakuza graveyard is exhausting, its dramatic and rapid in its presentation, trampling through narrative and plot points to reach the gun fights and beat downs. These days more famous for his brilliant teen exploitation film battle royale, fukasaki has a proven flair for unsettlingly violent scenes in which the camera dips and twirls as his. If you want to start a main yakuzagraveyard page, just click the edit button above. Kinjis 1971 bakuto gaijin botai gamblers in okinawa kinji was apparently in the waning years of his career at the tim e, the period when directors start appearing regularly at retrospectives, start thinking of. Miikes graveyard of honour should not be seen a remake of kinij fukasakus movie of the same name, but as a reimaging of the goro fujitas novel jingi no hakaba about the reallife yakuza rikio ishikawa.
The yakuza in japan has links that extend as far back as 400 years to edo era. And when he meets keiko 70s japanese action film icon meiko kaji lady snowblood, female prisoner scorpion, the beautiful halfkorean wife of an imprisoned nishida boss, kuroiwa finds himself risking much more than just his badge. More action and character development wouldnt have hurt. Frantic handheld cinematography, chaotic violence, and amoral characterisations were his trademark and no one did it with more conviction. Apr 06, 2011 this feature is not available right now. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. But now, heres the first american version of japans favorite genre, the yakuza movie, and its a handsome expensive production with a great performance by robert mitchum and a scary one by ken takakura, japans box office champion. But their days of protecting the weak against the strong are long gone. When a cop is transferred to a new precinct it is obvious that the areas yakuza mob are not dealing with just another policeman. Signs of slacking were nowhere to be found, though. Yakuza graveyard is a 1976 yakuza film directed by kinji fukasaku detective kuroiwa is a loose cannon cop on the edge, who doesnt plaay by the rules. The film is about a retired american detective who returns to japan after several years away in order to rescue his friends daughter. The film that finally buried the illusion of girininjo, and the film that would change the japanese gangster genre forever, made its point by the title alone.
Yakuza graveyard kinji fukasaki, 1976 dvdrip vose divx. The brilliant yakuza graveyard toned down the directors trademark hectic camerawork. The yakuza is a 1975 neonoir drama film directed by sydney pollack and starring robert mitchum, ken takakura and brian keith. Mar 27, 2017 yakuza apocalypse full movie ron davis. Jidaigeki for period japanese films with which there is some crossover with this list. He beats suspects, threatens to plant evidence, brawls casually, has a violent temper, and even drives his fist into. It features more than 100 film critiques and top 10 recommendations plus profiles and interviews of famous actors and directors like kinji fukasaku, takashi miike, takeshi japanese gangster films, with their stoic yet explosively violent heroes, have influenced everyone. The film offers a refuge of idealism and intellectuality in an age thats actively hostile to. Matters take a different turn, however, as the policeman juxtaposes the nature of his. With robert mitchum, ken takakura, brian keith, herb edelman. The 25 best yakuza films of all time taste of cinema. And when he meets keiko 70s japanese action film icon meiko kaji lady. Jo shishido, mariko ogawa, annu mari, koji nanbara.
Instead of framing the narrative in the original setting of postwwii japan as kinji fukasaku in 1976 did, the narrative is shifted to. Yakuza graveyard 1976 letterboxd social film discovery. Retro cinemas and cult films in japan bullets n babes. Fukasaku kinji 1930 made his debut as a director in 1963 with greed in broad daylight and has since then made numerous films. Moritzens performance as the clerk who gives in to a moments temptation for reasons even he couldnt explain only to find. With tetsuya watari, meiko kaji, tatsuo umemiya, hideo murota. At the time of posting this i dont see any other lists for him and since hes one of my favourite directors i decided to make one. Meiko kaji film festival festival poster front yakuza graveyard 1976, domyaku retto 1975, stray cat rock. This is my ranked list for the films by japanese director film. I will start a thread on the message board and link it in here shortly. Fukusakus handheld camera is unlike any ive ever seen, unrestrained and uncompromising, it shakes with every punches or gunshot, tilts, spins and flips with acrobatic freedom and. The cop is bent on results and is not immune to becoming rough in order to get results. Thugs 1975 3 tracks from shikingen godatsu 1975 9 tracks from yakuza graveyard 1976.
Kinji fukasakus yakuza graveyard starts things off with a rush of energy that rarely lets up for the remainder of the film. While there, he rekindles an old romance with eiko, and must deal with the disapproval of her brother ken. Special cellblock x 1977, samurai wolf 1966, mystery of the coral seas 1988, 1984, roadside stone 1964, love tomato 2006, piano in a storeroom 2014, mishima. Yakuza graveyard is a superior film in its genre in the way fukasaku and scriptwriter kazuo kasaharacops vs. When takashi miike first caught the attention of american genre fans in the early 2000s, it was as a purveyor of the sick, the twisted, the outthere, and the thentrendy extreme. One of miikes finest films if one doesnt overdose on minamis allegorical sexual awakening along the way. Tetsuya watari, meiko kaji, seizo fukumoto, kenji imai, nobuo kaneko, takuzo kawatani, nenji kobayashi, hideo murota, mikio narita, kei sato, masaru shiga, harumi sone, toru nakajima, kinji fukasaku. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Yakuza graveyard 1976 kinji fukasaku was always the ultimate realist when it came to the yakuza genre. Take your pick between unsubtitled trailers for the film and cops vs thugs.
A couple of nights ago i finally got around to viewing a film thats been on my mustwatch pile of dvds for ages, kinji fukasakus blackmail is my life. Jasmine flower, is a 1976 japanese yakuza film directed by kinji fukasaku. Jan 19, 2019 yakuza graveyard kinji fukasaku, japan, 1976 an increasingly disillusioned dirty harrystyle cop named kuroiwa tetsuya watari finds his investigations into a yakuza group complicated by corrupt superiors and his own attraction toward gangsters wife keiko meiko kaji. Daigekitotsu 1976 kinji fukasakus more than a decade long career in crime and yakuza film was finally closing to its end in 1976. Yakuza graveyard kinji fukasaku, japan, 1976 neatly arranged. Yakuza graveyard was one of the stylish, morally ambivalent movies with which director kinji fukasaki revolutionised the japanese gangster genre in the 1970s.
Yakuza tattoo scenes from the 1974 movie the yakuza. On the contrary, 1976 was a strong year for fukasaku. Aug 03, 2017 miikes graveyard of honour should not be seen a remake of kinij fukasakus movie of the same name, but as a reimaging of the goro fujitas novel jingi no hakaba about the reallife yakuza rikio ishikawa. The screenplay by kazuo kasahara is based on a concept by norimichi matsudaira, naoyuki sugimoto and kyo namura. The yakuza movie book is the first book to look at this genre in detail. Yakuza graveyard kinji fukasaku, japan, 1976 an increasingly disillusioned dirty harrystyle cop named kuroiwa tetsuya watari finds his investigations into a yakuza group complicated by corrupt superiors and his own attraction toward gangsters wife keiko meiko kaji. From the director of battle royale and the yakuza papers. Fukasakus film, also known as yakuza graveyard, is a compelling japanese crime drama, from the. Last year an extensive survey of fukasakus work was screened in rotterdam, including battles without honour and humanity, the yakuza film with which he made his name. Killer li mo 2017 film streaming subtitle indonesia download movie cinema 21 bioskop. Violating his handsoff orders, kuroiwa plunges fists first into the nishida gang yakuza underworld.
American privateeye harry kilmer returns to japan to rescue a friends kidnapped daughter from the clutches of the yakuza. Also sion sonos why dont you play in hell is an absolutely batshit insane movie about a group of aspiring filmmakers who convince two rival yakuza gangs to settle their feud on camera so they can make the most realistic action movie ever. Today, the yakuza is a criminal network with nearly 80,000 members operating in 22 crime syndicates, and raking in billions of dollars a year. After a badly done assignment, a hitman finds himself in conflict with his organisation, and one mysterious and dangerous fellowhitman in particular. A haunted detective whose unconventional methods virtually define the term rogue cop is set up for failure when his corrupt superiors assign him the task of heading the organized crime beat in this landmark yakuza masterpiece from the director of battle royale and black lizard. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Though yakuza graveyard looks and sounds fine, the extras are slim pickings. Multi yakuza graveyard 1976 discussion in movie downloads started by nothingtoujp, may, 20. Japanese cult cinema thread page 14 bullets n babes. As i dont have a facebook account i cannot interact with the new comments system, so have switched it off. Harry kilmer goes to japan to help rescue his friends kidnapped daughter from the yakuza. Yakuza graveyard is a, must have, for fukasaku fans, and for fans of the yakuza genre in general. A couple of nights ago i finally got around to viewing a film thats been on my. The screenplay by paul schrader and robert towne is from a story by leonard schrader.
A staple of japanese cinema screens since the silent era, the gangster or yakuza film was becoming increasingly outdated and formulaic by the 1960s. Sex hunter womens police 1969, kyoka retsuden shumei tobaku 1969, domyaku retto 1975 lady snowblood 2. Even for people who have not seen many if any yakuza films, but like movies like goodfellas, this is a good film to check out and test the waters. Yakuza graveyard 1976 theres little in cinema quite as distinct or influential within their genre as a kinji fukasaku yakuza movietheyre basically their own subgenre, and had the same impact on its genre as a leone western or a scorsese mob movie. This probably wont be the one hes best remembered for, but its maximum. While i can only say i completely love the top 3, everything else still ranges from great to at least pretty decent with no bad movies from what ive seen so far.
The finale is quite memorable, though, with watari literally crashing into the villains headquarters with a front loader, and the film is never boring. The significance of sydney pollacks 1974 neonoir gangster film the yakuza lies not only its sharp script, great acting from robert mitchum, ken takakura and kishi keiko or gritty, uncompromising visuals that give the picture an authorial stamp and gripping atmosphere, but also in the historical and cultural role it played at the time of its release. Thugs darkest thugoperas village voice, yakuza graveyard is a gritty, brutally violent action film, a mature, poetic achievement in personal filmmaking, and a trenchant xray of xenophobic postwar japanese society. Kuchinashi no hana is a 1976 japanese yakuza film directed by kinji fukasaku. Yakuza graveyard kinji fukasaku, japan, 1976 neatly. Yakuza graveyard, known in japan as yakuza no hakaba. Battles without honour and humanity jingi naki tatakai, a. Wie ublich wurde dieser film in video hd hohe auflosung fur kinoprojektion oder blurays mit dolbydigitalaudio gefilmt. A gangster gets released from prison and has to cope with. At the time, the japanese director was a oneman cottage industry, cranking out a half dozen or more features a year, and if he ever had a signature genre, it was the gangster moviethe yakuzas blend of middle. Its not a pretty film but it is an intense one that benefits from some exceptionally good performances, a gritty and compelling storyline and. Complex named it number 17 on their list of the 25 best yakuza movies.
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