24th Jul2024

‘Message from Space’ Blu-ray Review (Masters of Cinema)

by George P Thomas

Stars: Vic Morrow, Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, Philip Casnoff, Peggy Lee Brennan, Tetsurô Tanba, Mikio Narita, Makoto Satô, Seizô Fukumoto, Hiroyuki Sanada | Written by Kinji Fukasaku, Shotaro Ishinomori, Hirô Matsuda | Directed by Kinji Fukasaku Message from Space, directed by Kinji Fukasaku, is a Japanese science fiction film that blends traditional space opera tropes […]

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16th Aug2017

Competition: Win ‘New Battles Without Honour and Humanity: The Complete Trilogy’ Boxset!

by Phil Wheat

New Battles Without Honour and Humanity: The Complete Trilogy on Special Edition Box Set from Monday 21st August. Buy it here: http://amzn.to/2w72s08. Win a copy courtesy of Arrow Video! A trilogy of influential yakuza classics from master director Kinji Fukasaku, starring stalwart actor Bunta Sugawara, with three searing standalone stories of ruthless Japanese gangsters, bloody […]

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11th Dec2015

‘Battles Without Honour and Humanity’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Paul Metcalf

When a series of films are described as “Japan’s answer to The Godfather” that is a big statement to make. Kinji Fukasaku’s Battles Without Honour and Humanity though (also known as The Yakuza Papers) lives up to that statement though. Now released in a box set by Arrow Video, this is the perfect chance to watch the […]

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