THE YAKUZA PAPERS: PROXY WAR [BLU-RAY] IN SOUTH AFRICA

Product Description Moving beyond the true stories dramatized in the first two episodesof the Battles Without Honour and Humanity series, director KinjiFukasaku and screenwriter Kazuo Kasahara embark on their most complexnarrative yet in Proxy War, a multi-character web of alliances andbetrayals set against the economic growth of Japan as it prepares tohost the 1964 Olympic games. 1960. A power vacuum is formed within the Muraoka family whenunderboss Uchimoto (Takeshi Kato) refuses to avenge the assassinationof a superior. With the help of series hero Shozo Hirono (BuntaSugawara), Uchimoto pledges loyalty to the powerful Akashi gang, but issoon expelled from the Muraoka for the act. Meanwhile, Akashi rivalsthe Shinwa Group form their own pact with Muraoka, and the enmitybetween the two gangs threatens to erupt into bloody violence acrossall of western Japan. The labyrinthine plotline of Proxy War which continues in episodefour, Police Tactics approaches pure Jacobean drama as power players,kingmakers, and petty soldiers clash weapons and words in a stylizedritual of alliances and betrayals. Considered by many critics to be thebest episode of the series, Proxy War is complex crime drama of thehighest order. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVDpresentation Original Mono audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray) Optional English subtitles Secrets of the Piranha Army a new documentary about the troupe ofsupporting actors who appeared throughout the series, featuringinterviews with original Piranha members Masaru Shiga and TakashiNoguchi, plus second-generation Piranha, Takashi Nishina and AkiraMurotaTales of a Bit Player a new interview with supporting actor andstuntman Seizo FukumotoOriginal trailerReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artworkby Reinhard Kleist Release Date: 08 August 2016 For more information and our Delivery Policy see here. For more information and our Returns Policy see here. Customer Reviews Help our customers make an informed choice by being the first to review this product Write a review