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Yakuza Papers (The), Vol. 1: Battles Without Honor & Humanity AKA Jingi Naki Tatakai (1973)
In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono (Bunta Sugawara) and his buddies find themselves in a new war between fractious and ambitious yakuza. After joining boss Yamamori, Shozo is drawn into a feud with his sworn brother's family....Director: Kinji Fukasaku
OVERALL: R1-
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Extras:Director's profile (biography/filmography) (9 pages)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in a Limited Edition Triple Pack, together with Yakuza Graveyard and Street Mobster.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by critic and author Stuart Galbraith IV
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Extras:"Yakuza Graveyard" interview with Takashi Miike (10:54)
Original Trailer (3:17) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Coded regions 1/2/7/8.
Reversible sleeve including original and newly commissioned artwork by Reinhard Kleist. -
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Extras:Theatrical Trailers:
- Vol. 1: Battles Without Honor & Humanity (3:16)
- Vol. 2: Deadly Fight In Hiroshima (3:34)
- Vol. 3: Proxy War (3:13)
- Vol. 4: Police Tactics (3:38)
- Vol. 5: Final Episode (3:09)
- Street Mobster (2:42)
- Graveyard Of Honor (3:32)
Director’s filmography (8 pages) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes The Yakuza Wars of Hiroshima 12-page fold-out Viewer's Guide highlighting all the major players, wars, killings, arrests, and consolidations that occur throughout all five volumes in The Yakuza Papers series
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Extras:DISC ONE
* Vol. 1: "Battles Without Honor & Humanity"
Theatrical Trailers
- Vol. 1: Battles Without Honor & Humanity (3:16)
- Vol. 2: Deadly Fight In Hiroshima (3:34)
- Vol. 3: Proxy War (3:13)
- Vol. 4: Police Tactics (3:38)
- Vol. 5: Final Episode (3:09)
- Street Mobster (2:42)
- Graveyard Of Honor (3:32)
Director’s filmography (8 pages)
DISC TWO
* Vol. 2: "Deadly Fight in Hiroshima"
Theatrical Trailers
- Vol. 1: Battles Without Honor & Humanity (3:16)
- Vol. 2: Deadly Fight In Hiroshima (3:34)
- Vol. 3: Proxy War (3:13)
- Vol. 4: Police Tactics (3:38)
- Vol. 5: Final Episode (3:09)
- Street Mobster (2:42)
- Graveyard Of Honor (3:32)
Director’s filmography (8 pages)
DISC THREE
* Vol. 3: "Proxy War"
Theatrical Trailers
- Vol. 1: Battles Without Honor & Humanity (3:16)
- Vol. 2: Deadly Fight In Hiroshima (3:34)
- Vol. 3: Proxy War (3:13)
- Vol. 4: Police Tactics (3:38)
- Vol. 5: Final Episode (3:09)
- Street Mobster (2:42)
- Graveyard Of Honor (3:32)
Director’s filmography (8 pages)
DISC FOUR
* Vol. 4: "Police Tactics"
Theatrical Trailers:
- Vol. 1: Battles Without Honor & Humanity (3:16)
- Vol. 2: Deadly Fight In Hiroshima (3:34)
- Vol. 3: Proxy War (3:13)
- Vol. 4: Police Tactics (3:38)
- Vol. 5: Final Episode (3:09)
- Street Mobster (2:42)
- Graveyard Of Honor (3:32)
Director’s filmography (8 pages)
DISC FIVE
* Vol. 5: "Final Episode"
Theatrical Trailers:
- Vol. 1: Battles Without Honor & Humanity (3:16)
- Vol. 2: Deadly Fight In Hiroshima (3:34)
- Vol. 3: Proxy War (3:13)
- Vol. 4: Police Tactics (3:38)
- Vol. 5: Final Episode (3:09)
- Street Mobster (2:42)
- Graveyard Of Honor (3:32)
Director’s filmography (8 pages)
DISC SIX
"Friedkin on Fukasaku" interview with William Friedkin (9:25)
"Jitsuroku: Reinventing the Yakuza Genre" video essay (19:30)
"Boryoku: Fukasaku and the Art of Violence" interview and behind-the-scenes footage with Kinji Fukasaku (12:07)
"Kantoku: Remembering Fukasaku" featurette (20:40)
"Kaplan on the Yakuza" interview with David Kaplan, chief investigative reporter for U.S. News and World Report (12:15)
"Translating Fukasaku" interview with subtitler Linda Hoaglund (10:39) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:6-disc fold-out digi-pack in limited edition tin slipcase.
Includes a 16-page booklet, featuring essays and articles by Patrick Macias and Tom Mes.
Also includes The Yakuza Wars of Hiroshima 12-page fold-out Viewer's Guide highlighting all the major players, wars, killings, arrests, and consolidations that occur throughout all five volumes in The Yakuza Papers series. -
Easter eggs:"Yubitsume" featurette (2:28)
- On DISC SIX, highlight "Translating Fukasaku", press left or right and press enter. -
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Extras:DISC ONE "Battles Without Honor and Humanity" (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* "Battles Without Honor and Humanity"
Audio commentary by critic and author Stuart Galbraith IV
"Yakuza Graveyard" interview with Takashi Miike (10:54)
Original Trailer (3:17)
DISC THREE "Hiroshima Death Match" (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC FOUR (DVD Copy)
* "Hiroshima Death Match"
"Man of Action" interview with series fight choreographer Ryuzo Ueno (10:44)
Original Trailer (3:35)
DISC FIVE "Proxy War" (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC SIX (DVD)
* "Proxy War"
"Secrets of the Piranha Army" documentary (35:44)
"Tales of a Bit Player" interview with supporting actor and stuntman Seizo Fukumoto (10:48)
Original Trailer (3:14)
DISC SEVEN (Blu-ray Copy)
* "Police Tactics"
DISC EIGHT (DVD)
* "Police Tactics"
"Remembering Kinji" featurette (17:39)
"Fukasaku Family" interview with Proxy War and Police Tactics assistant director Toru Dobashi (15:28)
Original Trailer (3:39)
DISC NINE "The Final Episode" (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TEN (DVD Copy)
* "Final Episode"
"Last Days of the Boss" interview with Final Episode screenwriter Koji Takada (18:49)
Original poster gallery for the series
Original Trailer (3:10)
DISC ELEVEN "The Complete Saga" (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWELVE (DVD)
* "The Complete Saga" Part 1 (120:46)
Introduction by Complete Saga editorial supervisor Toru Dobashi (2:58)
DISC THIRTEEN (DVD)
* "The Complete Saga" Part 2 (103:48)
Introduction by Complete Saga editorial supervisor Toru Dobashi (2:58) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:DVDs coded regions 1/2/7/8.
Includes a 152-page hardback book featuring writing on the history of the yakuza film genre, including a newly-reprinted and fully annotated edition of Paul Schrader's classic 1974 Film Comment essay Yakuza-Eiga: A Primer, a new, exclusive English translation of screenwriter Kazuo Kasahara s 1974 Scenario magazine essay on his writing process for the first four films, as well as new essays and interviews from Chris D., Grady Hendrix, Patrick Macias, Tom Mes, Mark Schilling, and Jasper Sharp.
Limited Edition packaging and reversible sleeves for all five films including original and newly commissioned artwork by Reinhard Kleist.
Limited to 2500 copies. -
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Extras:Stills Gallery (1:20)
Bonus Trailers
- Branded to Kill (3:08)
- Hausu (1:36)
- Lady Snowblood (2:44)
- Lady Snowblood 2 - Love Song Of Vengeance (2:22)
- Sasori - Scorpion (3:00)
- Sasori - Jailhouse 41 (3:08)
- Tokyo Drifter (2:46)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 dual mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a poster, an essay by Tom Mes and 5 postcards.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by critic and author Stuart Galbraith IV
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Extras:"Yakuza Graveyard" interview with Takashi Miike (10:54)
Original Trailer (3:17) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Coded regions 1/2/7/8.
Reversible sleeve including original and newly commissioned artwork by Reinhard Kleist. -
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Extras:DISC ONE "Battles Without Honor and Humanity" (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* "Battles Without Honor and Humanity"
Audio commentary by critic and author Stuart Galbraith IV
"Yakuza Graveyard" interview with Takashi Miike (10:54)
Original Trailer (3:17)
DISC THREE "Hiroshima Death Match" (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC FOUR (DVD Copy)
* "Hiroshima Death Match"
"Man of Action" interview with series fight choreographer Ryuzo Ueno (10:44)
Original Trailer (3:35)
DISC FIVE "Proxy War" (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC SIX (DVD)
* "Proxy War"
"Secrets of the Piranha Army" documentary (35:44)
"Tales of a Bit Player" interview with supporting actor and stuntman Seizo Fukumoto (10:48)
Original Trailer (3:14)
DISC SEVEN (Blu-ray Copy)
* "Police Tactics"
DISC EIGHT (DVD)
* "Police Tactics"
"Remembering Kinji" featurette (17:39)
"Fukasaku Family" interview with Proxy War and Police Tactics assistant director Toru Dobashi (15:28)
Original Trailer (3:39)
DISC NINE "The Final Episode" (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TEN (DVD Copy)
* "Final Episode"
"Last Days of the Boss" interview with Final Episode screenwriter Koji Takada (18:49)
Original poster gallery for the series
Original Trailer (3:10)
DISC ELEVEN "The Complete Saga" (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWELVE (DVD)
* "The Complete Saga" Part 1 (120:46)
Introduction by Complete Saga editorial supervisor Toru Dobashi (2:58)
DISC THIRTEEN (DVD)
* "The Complete Saga" Part 2 (103:48)
Introduction by Complete Saga editorial supervisor Toru Dobashi (2:58) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:DVDs coded regions 1/2/7/8.
Includes a 152-page hardback book featuring writing on the history of the yakuza film genre, including a newly-reprinted and fully annotated edition of Paul Schrader's classic 1974 Film Comment essay Yakuza-Eiga: A Primer, a new, exclusive English translation of screenwriter Kazuo Kasahara s 1974 Scenario magazine essay on his writing process for the first four films, as well as new essays and interviews from Chris D., Grady Hendrix, Patrick Macias, Tom Mes, Mark Schilling, and Jasper Sharp.
Limited Edition packaging and reversible sleeves for all five films including original and newly commissioned artwork by Reinhard Kleist.
Limited to 2500 copies. -
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Subtitles:Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 dual mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: R1
The identical US and UK Arrow "The Complete Collection" releases for the extensive extras including the exclusives to the boxset: "The Complete Saga" and the book.
Note the US Home Vision "Complete Box Set" has differing exclusive bonus materials on the bonus disc.
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CUTS:
- R0 United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts (98:59 PAL).
- R1 America- Arrow Films - No cuts (98:55 NTSC).
- R1 America- Home Vision Entertainment - No cuts (98:55 NTSC).
- R1 The Complete Box Set America- Home Vision Entertainment - No cuts (98:55 NTSC).
- R1 The Complete Collection America- Arrow Films - No cuts (98:55 NTSC).
- R2 Germany- Rapid Eye - No cuts (99:00 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (98:55 NTSC).
- R2 The Complete Collection United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (98:55 NTSC).
- R3 Hong Kong- IVL - No cuts (98:54 NTSC).
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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 14/04/05
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 19/08/16UPDATE LOG:
30/11/15: Additions of the US box, Germany, Hong Kong, DVDBeaver.
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19/08/16: Additions of Arrow US x2, Arrow UK x2.
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