"Guns, death, and violence! The battling children of Okinawa! Sonny Chiba and Hiroki Matsukata star in this passionate and powerful violent action film depicting the ten year history of blood, guts, bullets, and killing. Violent gangs come together to form the Okinawa syndicate and prepare for the invasion of mainland Japan. But from the beginning of the consolidation, divisions within the ranks pile up and the group splits into two factions. Against the background of the ocean, the Hondo gang aspires for possession of Okinawa and merges with a minority faction. The climax is a firece three-way battle as the Okinawa police call out the previously unheard 'assassination order'!!! Directed by Akinori Matsuo."
NOW PLAYING AT THE SHINJUKU TOEI PALACE, THE SHIBUYA TOEI PLAZA, AND THE OKINAWA CINEPLEX ODEON!
Everything about this post is GOLD.
I'm blessed to have a copy of this film with english subtitles. I'm a sap for yakuza eigas and although not a super great film (a la Fukasaku), its still a fun movie to watch.
Now I just need to get my mits on Sadao Nakajima's "Okinawa Yakuza War" (1976) also with Chiba and Matsukata (very soon).
Harumi Sone > Makoto Sato
Posted by: Steven P McVey | June 23, 2008 at 06:54 PM
I have the pre-record of Okinawa Yakuza War around here somewhere, but I always get it confused with this one on account of the locale and a big sweaty Matsukata center-screen. I guess the real difference comes down to Sonny Chiba in a wife beater unloading a Magnum .44...
Posted by: Patrick Macias | June 23, 2008 at 06:57 PM
Chiba + Wifebeater + .44 = A Night of Visual Bliss. Thru the geek forum grapevine, i've heard Okin. Yak. War is more outlandish and charming than 10yr. i sadly can only guess.
the thing i noticed with YE's made in the early 70's to late 70's is everyone is still wearing Aviators (who doesn't?) and the army surplus / suit jacket is replaced by the leather bomber. (a clear indiction the 80's were heading for fashion nightmare).
Posted by: SPM | June 24, 2008 at 09:27 AM
Hey!
A DVD-R of this - in French language only, sadly - is avaiable from:
http://japaneiga.free.fr/
Posted by: Karlos | March 19, 2010 at 02:56 PM