Blu-ray release: ‘Japan Organized Crime Boss’

By   |  Sep 10, 2024

Radiance Films are bringing the 1969 Japanese yakuza movie ‘Japan Organized Crime Boss’ (日本暴力団 組長) to US and UK Blu-ray on November 18/19, 2024.

Co-written and directed by Kinji Fukasaku, the film revolves around a recently released gang leader who is thrust into the middle of a conflict between two yakuza factions. The cast includes Koji Tsuruta, , , , and .

Synopsis: Two major yakuza factions from Tokyo and Osaka battle over control of Yokohama, using local gangs as their proxies. Amid this violent struggle, Tsukamoto (Koji Tsuruta), the head of one of the local gangs, is released from an eight-year prison sentence. The feud forces him into action, but he learns that those pulling the strings have political connections and that he is up against overwhelming forces.

Features:
• New 4K restoration by Toei Company
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• Newly improved English subtitle translation
• Archival interview with Kinji Fukasaku
• Interview with yakuza film historian Akihiko Ito
• Visual essay by Nathan Stuart
• Trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and new artwork by Time Tomorrow
• Limited edition booklet
• Full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip [3000 copies only]

‘Japan Organized Crime Boss’ is available to pre-order now from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.

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