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59% Critic Match
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
5.9 / 10• 1974• 1h 38m•NR• Japanese
DramaCrimeAction
Storyline
Bunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low-level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a bungled hit. While in stir, family member Aoki attempts to seize power from the boss, and Miyoshi finds himself stuck between the two factions with no honorable way out.
Cast & Crew
Bunta Sugawara
Makio Miyoshi
Lead
Hiroki Matsukata
Masaru Seki
Nobuo Kaneko
Yoshio Yamamori
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Naotake Aoki
Tsunehiko Watase
Noboru Kitami
Kunie Tanaka
Gen Sakagami
Reiko Ike
Keiko
Yōko Koizumi
Yumi
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kinji Fukasaku's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
