Tag: Kinji Fukasaku

Sympathy for the Underdog [Radiance Films] Blu-Ray Review

Kôji Tsuruta is Gunji, a yakuza who has spent the last ten years in prison after partnering with the Daikato gang to take out a rival clan. Upon his return to Yokohama, he finds that the Daikato have basically taken over the town under the guise of going straight. Gunji decides to start over in…


Yakuza Graveyard Blu-ray Review [Radiance]

Springing forth this summer from Radiance is the underseen gangster flick Yakuza Graveyard from acclaimed Japanese director Kinji Fukasaku beautifully restored on blu-ray for the first time. Tetsuya Watari plays a rage-filled cop named Kuroiwa who isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty in pursuit of his goals. Kuroiwa, sickened by his department’s unofficial and…