Hiroshima Death Match
1973 · Movie · 99 min · ★ 7.3 · 83% critics
In postwar Hiroshima, a battered drifter finds purpose working for a crime family and begins a forbidden romance. As rival ambitions flare and alliances shift, the underworld descends into another wave of brutal power struggles, forcing everyone around him deeper into violence.
Also known as Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deathmatch in Hiroshima · Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima · The Yakuza Papers Vol. 2: Hiroshima Death Match · The Yakuza Papers, Vol. 2: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
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Details
- Original title
- 仁義なき戦い 広島死闘篇
- Years
- 1973
- Release date
- 1973-04-28
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (70 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a fierce yakuza crime story with nonstop tension, bloody feuds, and a surprising romantic streak, especially if you like Graveyard of Honor or Battle Royale; Not for you if relentless violence and tangled gang politics wear you out.
Pros: intense action scenes; compelling central drama; strong emotional pull | Cons: very violent throughout; complex to follow; slightly less vibrant
Themes
- yakuza
- shōwa era (1926-89)
Cast & crew
Bunta Sugawara
as Shozo Hirono
Kinya Kitaoji
as Shoji Yamanaka
Meiko Kaji
as Yasuko Uehara
Sonny Chiba
as Katsutoshi Otomo
Hiroshi Nawa
as Tsuneo Muraoka
Mikio Narita
as Hiroshi Matsunaga
Gin Maeda
as Koichi Shimada
Asao Koike
as Kunimatsu Takanashi
Shingo Yamashiro
as Shozo Eda
Hideo Murota
as Keisuke Nakahara
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku