

äťçžŠăŞăćŚă ĺşĺłśćťéçŻ
The celebrated Battles Without Honour and Humanity series continues with its second episode, Hiroshima Death Match, setting aside part one protagonist ShĂ´zĂ´ Hirono (Bunta Sugawara) to follow a side story showcasing genre icons Sonny Chiba (The Street Fighter) and Meiko Kaji (Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion). Hiroshima, 1950. Demobilised kamikaze pilot ShĂ´ji Yamanaka (Kinya KitaĂ´ji) is released from prison and finds himself hungry and broke. Following a bust up with a local gang, he earns the psychotic wrath of local underboss Ătomo (Chiba), but Yamanakaâs suicidal impulses are soon put to good use as a hitman for another gang, befriending series hero ShĂ´zĂ´ Hirono in the process. Despite a budding but forbidden romance with the bossâs niece (Kaji), Yamanakaâs instability and recklessness soon begin to make him a dangerous liability. Taking an even more fatalistic turn than the seriesâ original entry, Hiroshima Death Match tells the story of the ultimate loser, based on a true story uncovered by screenwriter Kazuo Kasahara while interviewing real-life Hiroshima yakuza for part one. A prosperous era may be dawning for the protagonists, but one with new characters and new grudges to draw them more deeply into its world of blood and betrayal.
Director:
Streaming info last checked: 3 weeks ago