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on COF Presents: John Wick & the Dawn of the Joyless Bloodshed Genreprobably it's just me, but i can't picture anything more joyless than liam ne…
on COF Presents: John Wick & the Dawn of the Joyless Bloodshed GenreCheers KayKay, really enjoyed reading your take on the JW franchise as well,…
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on COF Presents: John Wick & the Dawn of the Joyless Bloodshed GenreI think one of the biggest problems with action movies today is that we still…
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Tag Archives: Akira Kobayashi
Boy Who Came Back, The (1958) Review
Director:Â Seijun Suzuki Cast: Sachiko Hidari, Akira Kobayashi, Ruriko Asaoka, Toru Abe, Makiko Aoi, Akemi Ebata, Shoki Fukae, Ayako Fukuda, Akinori Hanamura, Ikuhiro Hashiguchi,Eiko Higashitani, Kaoru Higuchi, Akira Hisamatsu, Kyoko Hori Running Time: 99 min. By Kelly Warner Famed director Seijun Suzuki was fond of saying that his films âmade no sense and made no moneyâ and indeed we know him best for the bizarre action movies that led to his … Continue reading
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Tokyo Mighty Guy (1960) Review
Director: Buichi Saito Cast: Akira Kobayashi, Ruriko Asaoka, Sanae Nakahara, Arihiro Fujimura, Hiroshi Kondo, Shoichi Ozawa, Toranosuke Ogawa, Shin Morikawa, Hisao Toake, Masao Mishima, Kyosuke Aihara, Yoko Kosono, Fudeko Tanaka Running Time: 79 min. By Kelly Warner I donât know about you, but when I think about Nikkatsu, I immediately think of their action movies (if your first thought is of Nikkatsuâs Roman Pornos, then you and I have very different … Continue reading
Rambling Guitarist, The (1959) Review
Director: Buichi Saito Writer: Gan Yamazaki Cast: Akira Kobayashi, Ruriko Asaoka, Sanae Nakahara, Nobuo Kaneko, Jo Shishido, Misako Watanabe, Kyoji Aoyama, Mari Shiraki, Hiroshi Nihon’yanagi, Yuzo Kiura, San’emon Suzuki, Hyosuke Kanbe, Tsuneo Katagiri Running Time: 78 min. By Kyle Warner The Rambling Guitarist is a film that has very clearly taken some notes on what was popular at the time in Hollywood. What begins as an Elvis-inspired drama about a … Continue reading
Battles Without Honor and Humanity Vol. 5: Final Episode (1974) Review
Director: Kinji Fukasaku Writer: Koichi Iiboshi, Koji Takada Producer: Goro Kusakabe Cast: Bunta Sugawara, Akira Kobayashi, Kinya Kitaoji, Joe Shishido, Junkichi Orimoto, Kunie Tanaka, Shingo Yamashirom Hiroki Matsukata, Goichi Yamada, Goro Ibuki, Nobuo Kaneko, Asao Uchida, Isao Konami Running Time: 98 min. By Kyle Warner The Battles Without Honor and Humanity series was hugely successful when they were first released in the early 1970âs and the films remain highly regarded … Continue reading
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Tagged Akira Kobayashi, Bunta Sugawara, Jo Shishido, Kinji Fukasaku, Kinya Kitaoji, Kunie Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko
Battles Without Honor and Humanity Vol. 4: Police Tactics (1974) Review
Director: Kinji Fukasaku Writer: Koichi Iiboshi, Kazuo Kasahara Cast: Bunta Sugawara, Akira Kobayashi, Takeshi Kato, Tatsuo Umemiya, Hiroki Matsukata, Nobuo Kaneko, Hideo Murota, Shingo Yamashiro, Kunie Tanaka, Shinichiro Mikami, Ichiro Ogura, Asao Koike, Asao Uchida, Harumi Sone, Tatsuo Endo Running Time: 101 min. By Kyle Warner The Battles Without Honor and Humanity series is best viewed back-to-back and never is that more true than with Proxy War and Police Tactics. … Continue reading
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Tagged Akira Kobayashi, Bunta Sugawara, Kinji Fukasaku, Kunie Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko
Battles Without Honor and Humanity Vol. 3: Proxy War (1973) Review
Director: Kinji Fukasaku Cast: Bunta Sugawara, Akira Kobayashi, Takeshi Kato, Mikio Narita, Kunie Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko, Shingo Yamashiro, Nobuo Kaneko, Tsunehiko Watase, Hideo Murota, Tatsuo Umemiya, Asao Uchida, Tatsuo Endo Running Time: 102 min. By Kelly Warner Hiroshima Death Match is a strong film and a fine example of the yakuza film genre. However, it was little more than a side-story in the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series and … Continue reading
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Tagged Akira Kobayashi, Bunta Sugawara, Kinji Fukasaku, Kunie Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko, Reiko Ike, Tetsuro Tamba
Retaliation (1968) Review
Director: Yasuharu Hasebe Writer: Yoshihiro Ishimatsu, Keiji Kubota Cast: Joe Shishido, Meiko Kaji, Hideaki Nitani, Tamio Kawachi, Eiji Go, Tatsuya Fuji, Jiro Okazaki, Shoki Fukae, Shoki Fukae, Kaku Takashina Running Time: 94 min. By Kyle Warner There are two primary types of yakuza film. The genre began with films about chivalrous gangsters. These classics depicted yakuza as outlaws, yes, but they lived by a code, they were often romantic, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Akira Kobayashi, Jo Shishido, Meiko Kaji, Tatsuya Fuji, Yasuharu Hasebe
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