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In his book ''Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film'', author Chris D writes that the film is "another ''jitsuroku yakuza'' blitzkrieg, this time set in a snowy Hokkaido coastal town where a murderously independent yakuza boss (Hiroki Matsukata) is bent on gaining tighter control of the territory. Sonny Chiba is slickly venal as an oily, smooth-talking gangster and Ko Nishimura convincing as always, as an elder boss obstinately sticking to his guns. The splendid Yumiko Nogawa unfortunately doesn’t have much to do. Filmed on actual Hokkaido locations, the stormy winter atmosphere is savage and palpably chilling, giving the cold-blooded brutality on display a teeth-chattering edge."<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=6sAkzAEACAAJ&pg=12</ref> |
In his book ''Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film'', author Chris D writes that the film is "another ''jitsuroku yakuza'' blitzkrieg, this time set in a snowy Hokkaido coastal town where a murderously independent yakuza boss (Hiroki Matsukata) is bent on gaining tighter control of the territory. Sonny Chiba is slickly venal as an oily, smooth-talking gangster and Ko Nishimura convincing as always, as an elder boss obstinately sticking to his guns. The splendid Yumiko Nogawa unfortunately doesn’t have much to do. Filmed on actual Hokkaido locations, the stormy winter atmosphere is savage and palpably chilling, giving the cold-blooded brutality on display a teeth-chattering edge."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6sAkzAEACAAJ&pg=12|title=Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film|first=D.|last=Chris|date=May 27, 2005|publisher=Bloomsbury Academic|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
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In his Book ''Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won't Wrote About'', Clive Davies called the film "an absolutely first-class yakuza gangster war thriller that benefits from having the story located in the coastal town of Hokuriku."<ref>https://books.google.de/books?id=Co5XDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT587</ref> |
In his Book ''Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won't Wrote About'', Clive Davies called the film "an absolutely first-class yakuza gangster war thriller that benefits from having the story located in the coastal town of Hokuriku."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.de/books?id=Co5XDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT587|title=Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won’t Write About|first=Clive|last=Davies|date=March 6, 2015|publisher=SCB Distributors|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:57, 14 August 2020
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| Directed by | Kinji Fukasaku |
| Written by | Kōji Takada |
| Starring | Sonny Chiba Hiroki Matsukata |
| Cinematography | Toru Nakajima |
| Music by | Toshiaki Tsushima |
Release date | February 26, 1977 |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Hokuriku Proxy War (北陸代理戦争, Hokuriku dairi sensō) is a 1977 film directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Sonny Chiba and Hiroki Matsukata.
Plot
Kawada Noboru is a peasant from Mikuni who becomes a yakuza in Fukui He holds a letter from his boss Mr. Yasuhara promising that he would receive control of the speedboat racetrack for killing Yamada once he was released from prison. When Mr. Yasuhara refuses to make good on the deal, Kawada buries him up to his neck and forces him to relinquish control over the bike race and speedboat race run by their gang.
Yasuhara asks for help from the Kanai Group, the shock troop in Osaka for Japan's largest syndicate the Asada Group. Mantani acts as intermediary between the disputing parties and visits Kanai at a branch office in Tsuruga, where Kanai says that Kawada will be eliminated. Kanai sends 50 assassins to kill Kawada.
Cast
- Sonny Chiba as Kanai
- Hiroki Matsukata as Kawada Noboru
- Yumiko Nogawa
- Mikio Narita
- Yoko Takahashi
- Takeo Chii
- Tatsuo Endo
- Seizo Fukumoto
- Hajime Hana
- Goro Ibuki
- Nenji Kobayashi
- Kō Nishimura as Mr. Yasuhara
- Junkichi Orimoto
- Jiro Yabuki
Reception
In his book Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film, author Chris D writes that the film is "another jitsuroku yakuza blitzkrieg, this time set in a snowy Hokkaido coastal town where a murderously independent yakuza boss (Hiroki Matsukata) is bent on gaining tighter control of the territory. Sonny Chiba is slickly venal as an oily, smooth-talking gangster and Ko Nishimura convincing as always, as an elder boss obstinately sticking to his guns. The splendid Yumiko Nogawa unfortunately doesn’t have much to do. Filmed on actual Hokkaido locations, the stormy winter atmosphere is savage and palpably chilling, giving the cold-blooded brutality on display a teeth-chattering edge."[1]
In his Book Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won't Wrote About, Clive Davies called the film "an absolutely first-class yakuza gangster war thriller that benefits from having the story located in the coastal town of Hokuriku."[2]
References
- ^ Chris, D. (May 27, 2005). "Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film". Bloomsbury Academic – via Google Books.
- ^ Davies, Clive (March 6, 2015). "Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won't Write About". SCB Distributors – via Google Books.
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