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Cast
Bunta Sugawara
as Shozo Hirono
Tatsuo Umemiya
as Shinichi Iwai
Toshio Kurosawa
as Shigeru Takemoto
Kunie Tanaka
as Masakichi Makihara
Shingo Yamashiro
as Shoichi Eda
Ichirō Ogura
as Hiroshi Nozaki
Akio Hasegawa
as Yasuki Fukuda
Shinichirō Mikami
as Hidemitsu Kawada
Isao Natsuyagi
as Hiroshi Sugimoto
Yoko Horikoshi
as Aiko Mitsukawa
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1974
Runtime1h 41m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresCrime, Drama, Action
Votes49
DirectorKinji Fukasaku
WritersKoichi Iiboshi, Kazuo Kasahara
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
About Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic Games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under pressure from the public and the press, adding a new dimension in the war for power among the yakuza families of Hiroshima.
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics leans on a strong ensemble — Bunta Sugawara, Tatsuo Umemiya, Toshio Kurosawa — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1974.
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