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Battles without Honor and Humanity is a bloody story about the Japanese Mafia, the Yakuza, and its internal conflict for power and wealth. The story begins with a high-speed introduction of a large number of significant and insignificant characters. The rapid opening is nothing less than chaotic as it displays a succession of violent scenes. The brutal violence is continued throughout the film as the mobsters lie, cheat, and kill each other in order to achieve desired power and wealth. Nonetheless, it is Kinji Fukasaku’s intention to display this total breakdown of the society as he informs the audience of the true events of Hiroshima’s Yakuza. Fukasaku also enhances the meaninglessness of the violence as he rapidly moves from character to character as they die like flies. In addition, the context of the story augments the painful reality of the situation as it takes place in the years after World War II when most people in Japan were suffering and starving. This leaves the audience with a feeling of emptiness as it merely depicts the gruesomeness, yet it makes a powerful statement as it displays something most people try to hide or ignore. |
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