Shadow Wars: The Elusive Kinji Fukasaku Collection (1973-1975)
de Kinji Fukasaku
Umbrella Entertainment - 14 avril 2026
(fourreau en fonction des stocks disponibles chez notre fournisseur, ATTENTION fourreau non contractuel)
Livraison des imports Australien, une fois par mois.
Titre Original :
Audio : Japanese: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
Sous-titres : English
Durée : 100, 91, 98 min
Format : Blu-ray 3 fillms / Import Australien
Zone : B
Genre : Action, Film Noir
Synopsis
From the master of postwar chaos comes a blistering triptych of crime, corruption, and collapse.
After the success of Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973–74), Fukasaku continued to refine his “jitsuroku” (true record) approach; a semi-documentary style of yakuza film inspired by real events, police files, and newspaper reportage.
These three titles, COPS VS THUGS, CROSS THE RUBICON!, and HOKURIKU PROXY WAR, all extend that gritty realism: handheld camerawork, frenetic editing, overlapping dialogue, and moral murk. They turn away from romanticized gangsters toward a chaotic, corrupt Japan of the 1960s-70s where cops, crooks, and politicians are virtually indistinguishable.
Bonus
Only Available from the Umbrella webstore, the SHADOW WARS Collector’s Edition includes:
- 48-page book of behind-the-scenes material and essays by Brian Streussnig, Mark Schilling and David Michael Brown
- Custom illustration rigid case by Colin Murdoch
- 8 replica lobby cards
- X2 A3 reversible posters featuring original art
- Limited edition numbered release
COPS VS THUGS
- NEW! Audio Commentary with Critic & Author Jasper Sharp
NEW! Cops, Thugs and Proxy Wars: James Balmont on the Revolutionary Yakuza Cinema of Kinji Fukasaku
- Archival Behind the Scenes Footage
- Beyond the Film: Cops vs. Thugs - a Video Appreciation by Fukasaku Biographer Sadao Yamane
- Theatrical Trailer
CROSS THE RUBICON!
- NEW! Audio Commentary with Writer and Critic Tom Mes
NEW! Funny Money: Screenwriter Koji Takada Discusses Cross the Rubicon!NEW! Shadows of War: Kenta Fukasaku on His Fathers’ Yakuza Films
HOKURIKU PROXY WAR
- NEW! Audio Commentary with Japanese cinema expert Frankie Balboa
NEW! Loyalty for Sale: Matthew Carter on Power, Masculinity and Corruption in the World of Kinji FukasakuNEW! Deadly Coincidence: Screenwriter Koji Takada discusses Hokuriku Proxy War
- Theatrical Trailer

