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Final Episode

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Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
Starring: Hiroko Fuji, Gorô Ibuki, Nobuo Kaneko
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Plot Synopsis:

The Final Episode of the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series brought a new, more contemporary mood to the film and its characters. The yakuza may be starting to resemble a legitimate business, but director Kinji Fukasaku, working with new screenwriter Koji Takada, never lets the audience forget their violent origins, and their tried-and-true methods of accomplishing their business.

1966. After a police crackdown, the gangs of Hiroshima and Kure have formed a massive, multi-family political and economic coalition called the Tensei Group, seeking a way forward into the 1970 s as part of Japan s economic bubble. Shozo Hirono (Bunta Sugawara) finds himself increasingly alienated from this semi-legitimate form of corruption, particularly as acting Tensei Group chairman Matsumura (Kinya Kitaoji) tries to put the gangs on a new, more business-like path. But old habits die hard, and when rivalries surface once again, they bring with them the promise of more bloodshed.

The long-awaited conclusion to the epic series is an elegy for the bad guy, with the harsh realization that Japan s economic growth came about only through the sacrifice of the blood of its young men, victims of twenty long years of Battles Without Honor and Humanity.

  • Release Details
    Release Date: August 9th, 2016
    Movie Release Year: 1974
    Release Country: United States
    Movie Studio: Arrow Video
  • Technical Specs
    Length:98 Minutes
    Specs:Blu-ray/DVD
    Video Resolution/Codec:1080p/AVC MPEG-4
    Aspect Ratio(s):2.35:1
    Audio Formats:Japanese LPCM Mono
    Subtitles/Captions:English
    Special Features:Last Days of the Boss a new interview with Final Episode screenwriter Koji Takada
    Original poster gallery for the series
    Original trailer
    Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Reinhard Kleist