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Three centuries of yakuza punishment, one very angry Bunta Sugawara.
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Yakuza Law (1969)

exploitation chichistorical carnagesweaty masculinity

Overview

ActionDramaCrime

A story of yakuza lynching during the Edo, Meiji, and Showa periods.

Flag of JPJPJapanese
Content warning
yakuza

Standout Aspects

Direction

Ishii's trademark grotesquerie—elegant and repulsive simultaneously.

Practical Effects

Pre-CGI torture ingenuity that will make you wince audibly.

Acting

Bunta Sugawara's simmering rage across three historical eras.

Best for:Solo: Midnight viewing with zero interruptions and a strong stomach.·Friends: Film school dropouts who think they've seen everything.
Heads up:Gore: Graphic ritual punishments including finger amputation and branding.·Disturbing: Sexist violence against women presented as institutional yakuza discipline.
Teruo Ishii

Director

Teruo Ishii

ReleasedJun 27, 1969
Runtime1h 36m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Toei Company

Top Cast

Teruo Yoshida

Teruo Yoshida

Bunta Sugawara

Bunta Sugawara

Masumi Tachibana

Masumi Tachibana

Yukie Kagawa

Yukie Kagawa

Yumiko Katayama

Yumiko Katayama

Yoshiko Fujita

Yoshiko Fujita

Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō Sugai

Takashi Fujiki

Takashi Fujiki

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Part of Toei's 'peculiar trend' movement, where studios competed to out-shock each other in the late 1960s.

Trivia

Ishii filmed all three segments simultaneously to maximize production value on a shoestring budget.

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Yakuza Law (1969) Original Trailer [FHD]

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