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Battles Without Honor and Humanity

In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza.

19731h 39mNRCrime, Action, Drama

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About Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Directors
Kinji Fukasaku
Cast
Bunta Sugawara, Hiroki Matsukata, Kunie Tanaka, Eiko Nakamura, Tsunehiko Watase, Gorō Ibuki
Genres
Crime, Action, Drama
Content rating
NR
Original language
Japanese
Production countries
Japan
Status
Released

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