I have not yet seen this DVD version of the film, but I assume that this Home Vision Entertainment DVD has a much better picture quality - keeping in mind that this film is from the 70s. It is a very entertaining and stylish yakuza film from famous Japanese director Kinji Fukasaku. Fukasaku was made famous because of his great yakuza films including this film and the "Battles without Honor" (aka Yakuza Papers) series. This is highly recommended to anyone who likes gangster films.
the violence in this film is extremely senseless, ruthless, brutal and crazy. there's also a very weird development in this movie: the tragic young woman, a virgin, who was at first raped by that rikio, fell for the guy wholeheartedly. it looked somewhat ridiculous but somehow quite possible. maybe she owed him in her former life and got to pay him back in this horrible way. a woman sometimes inexplicably fell for the guy who treated her badly. this crazy yakuza psychopath was such a violent species that ra..
This Japanese film, "Graveyard of Honor," intrigued me for a long time, therefore, I decided to purchase it a few years ago, and was not disappointed. Having seen many Japanese films: mainly samurai, drama, horror and some comedy; I decided to take a deeper look at the yakuza. And I found a film that I would highly recommend to all viewers. If you ever wondered just how far the world of the yakuza has strayed in terms of honor, then this film will enlighten you. Director Kinji Fukasaku, who is well known fo..
