Blu-ray release: ‘Yakuza Graveyard’

By   |  Oct 20, 2023

Radiance Films are bringing the 1976 Japanese action crime drama ‘Yakuza Graveyard’ (やくざの墓場　くちなしの花) to UK Blu-ray on December 18, 2023.

Directed by Kinji Fukasaku, the film revolves around a cop who transfers to a tough new precinct and is determined to get results, even if it means getting a little rough. The cast includes Tetsuya Watari, Meiko Kaji, Tatsuo Umemiya, Hideo Murota, and Nobuo Kaneko.

Synopsis: When he falls for the beautiful wife of the jailed boss of the Nishida gang, things start to spiral out of control for detective Kuroiwa (Tetsuya Watari). In a world where the line between police and organised crime is vague, he finds himself on the wrong side of a yakuza war when his superiors favour Nishida’s rivals, the Yamashiro gang.

Features:
• High-Definition digital transfer
• Original uncompressed mono PCM audio
• Newly translated English subtitles
• Appreciation by filmmaker Kazuya Shiraishi
• The Rage and the Passion – A visual essay by Tom Mes
• Gallery of promotional imagery
• Easter Egg
• Trailer

‘Yakuza Graveyard’ is available to pre-order now from Amazon.co.uk.

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