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The Yakuza Papers - Battles Without Honor & Humanity (Complete Box Set) Actor: Bunta Sugawara Number of Items: 6 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Format: Box set Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Home Vision Entertainment Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Region Code: 1 Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2004-12-14 Buy from Amazon |
 "Fukasaku's Yakuza Masterpiece"From the Director of Battle Royale Kinji Fukasaku comes his modern yakuza gangster epic. I have seen the first 3 of these films and all of them are fast-paced, ultra-violent, and very well directed. These films have been described as the japanese Godfather. These films have tons of intersting characters. Also one of the best things about these movies is that each scene is set up by a narrator; which really helps in following the faced paced storylines. Shocking at times, these films are very well made and very very entertaining. Any fans of HK action will love these movies. Much more violent than most American films.  "no classic by a long shot!"i became aware of this title doing a search using the word "yakuza". i read the editorial reviews and customer reviews on amazon and elsewhere. references to "the godfather" had been made. so i pre ordered the box set. the release date had been put back which heighten my anticipation. once received even the packaging looked impressive. but less than (2) minutes into disc (1) something seemed familiar. the acting,the type of music score, the fake gun shot sound effects. i thought i was watching an old "sonny chiba" movie. i personally didn't see any relation between the high praise in the reviews and the film itself. the acting wasn't believable. everybody is entitle to their own opinion but to use words like "the godfather" and "take a ruthlessly de-romanticized view of the underworld" is almost comical. when i think of serious japanese films it's "harakiri","throne of blood", "high and low" and "stray dog" not the old "street fighter" movies. my advise for what it's worth, if you've never seen these films (rent them first or buy one disc at a time). |
