Violent Streets | Blu-ray (Film Movement)
RELEASE DATE: May 16, 2023
On May 16, 2023, Film Movement will be releasing the Blu-ray for 1974’s Violent Streets (aka Violent City). Directed by Hideo Gosha (Samurai Wolf 2: Hell Cut), the film stars Noboru Ando (Violent Fraternity), Akira Kobayashi (Tokyo Mighty Guy), Isao Natsuyagi (I Want To), Bunta Sugawara (Cops vs. Thugs) and Tetsuro Tanba (You Only Live Twice).
In Violent Streets, a retired yakuza is caught in the middle of a growing conflict between two rival clans.
“Violent Streets is one of the wildest, bloodiest and most visually stunning Yakuza yarns ever made. Violent Streets is a masterpiece, plain and simple. One of Gosha’s best (just maybe his very best) and one of the crowning achievements in Japan’s Yakuza cycle of the 70s. A must see.” (via FFFR)
Features:
- Tattooed Director: Hideo Gosha featurette with Tomoe Gosha
- A Street That Can’t Be Beat video essay by TokyoScope author Patrick Macias
- 16-page booklet with a new essay by Japanese film expert Mark Schilling
Pre-order from Amazon.com today!
