The Yakuza Papers, Vol. 2: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)
Solid followup to Battles Without Honor or Humanity traffics in much the same type of material, yet somehow keeps from feeling like a rerun. No doubt, the presence of Sonny Chiba helps -- whenever the story slows down, he pokes his head into the frame and gooses the film. The approach here is also an intriguing one. Instead of the kaleidoscopic overview we got in the first film, this one chooses to center itself around the rise and fall of one unfortunate foot soldier. (Happily, it manages to avoid the traps that the tiresomely mordant Graveyard of Honor got itself into.) I'm impressed with this series so far.
Grade: B
Solid followup to Battles Without Honor or Humanity traffics in much the same type of material, yet somehow keeps from feeling like a rerun. No doubt, the presence of Sonny Chiba helps -- whenever the story slows down, he pokes his head into the frame and gooses the film. The approach here is also an intriguing one. Instead of the kaleidoscopic overview we got in the first film, this one chooses to center itself around the rise and fall of one unfortunate foot soldier. (Happily, it manages to avoid the traps that the tiresomely mordant Graveyard of Honor got itself into.) I'm impressed with this series so far.
Grade: B
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