The Yakuza Papers, Vol. 1 - Battles Without Honor and Humanity
In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono (Bunta Sugawara) and his buddies find themselves in a new war between fractious and ambitious yakuza.  After joining boss Yamamori, Shozo is drawn into a feud with his sworn brother¹s family, the Dois.  But that¹s where the chivalry of traditional yakuza film ends and the hypocrisy, betrayal, and assassinations begin.  A rare and critical perspective on the history of Japan after World War II, BATTLES WITHOUT HONOR AND HUMANITY is a tour-de-force that revolutionized the yakuza genre and launched Kinji Fukasaku and Bunta Sugawara to international stardom.