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The Yakuza Papers (Boxed Set)

In the wake of the Bomb, ex-soldier Shozo Hirono [Bunta Sugawara] joins a Hiroshima yakuza gang, the Japanese equivalent of the Mafiaâ€“and then the shootings, slashings, betrayals, and scheming begin. Premiering a year after The Godfather, The Yakuza Papers also broke box office records and spawned sequels, but, in contrast, took a ruthlessly de-romanticized view of the underworld. Based on an actual gang boss's memoirs, The Yakuza Papers plunges the audience into a gritty, brutal, violent newsreel of a three-decade struggle for power of Shakespearean complexity, a nihilistic epic unlike any other.

$99.98

Rating: NR

Directors: Kinji Fukasaku

Runtime: 500 minutes

Stars: Bunta Sugawara, Hiroki Matsukata, Tatsuo Umemiya, Tsunehiko Watase, Nobuo Kaneko

Format: Widescreen

DVD Additional Features:

Available Subtitles: English
Available Audio Tracks: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Packaged in limited edition metal case
Bonus Supplemental Disc (only available with Boxed Set) includes:
Friedkin on Fukasaku Director William Friedkin on Fukasaku and The Yakuza Papers
Translating Fukasaku, an interview with subtitler Linda Hoaglund
Kantoku: Remembering Fukasaku, A 20-minute group discussion
Jitsuroku: Reinventing the Yakuza Genre, a 30-minute video essay
Boryoku: Fukasaku and the Art of Violence, features interviews and rare archival footage
Yakuza Papers Family Tree: A comprehensive story guide

Dimensions (inches): 3.0×7.5×5.5

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