Battles without Honor and Humanity
Never mind Battles without Honor and Humanity, how about battles that make some sense? Thereās lots to love in Kinji Fukasakuās 1973 gangster movie ā the first of a five-part series of āBattlesā movies heād make in two years (amazingly) ā but coherence isnāt high on the list. Itās often called the Japanese Godfather, and thereās plenty of that in there. But there’s also Goodfellas, since itās the story of a guy, Hirono, an ex-soldier who (actually) never always wanted to be a gangster. But once this smalltime criminal has landed in trouble with the law he finds himself sharing a prison cell with a yakuza guy. Once invited to join, he is … Read more