Yakuza Graveyard
Phil Bailey reviews the gritty, influential Yakuza Graveyard, released on a new Blu-ray from Radiance Films.
Tag: Yakuza
Big Time Gambling Boss
Writer Kazuo Kasahara and director Kôsaku Yamashita transcend genre conventions to create the memorable film Big Time Gambling Boss. Phil Bailey reviews.
Retaliation and Society
Arrow Films releases another pair of exploitation classics, a stylish Yakuza film and a ’80s body horror film.
Massacre Gun, Blind Woman’s Curse
Arrow Films presents two Japanese Yakuza films on Blu-ray for the first time.
Last Life in the Universe
Master cinematographer Christopher Doyle collaborates with upcoming Thai filmmaker Pen-ek Ratanauang for the first time on Last Life in the Universe. Aaron Shaul thinks it might be the best film he’s seen so far this year.
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