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New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
JAPAN · 1974

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

Kinji Fukasaku
yakuza politics prison drama gang power struggle honor and loyalty internal betrayal
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Synopsis

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.

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