The Story of a Man Among Men

1984 ‘修羅の群れ’ Directed by Kōsaku Yamashita

During the Showa era, a young yakuza survives war and injury and rises to become a clan boss with the help and respect of his sworn brothers.

Shura no mure

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Review by Pachinko Pop ★★★½

Without knowing too much about 80s yakuza films, this feels very much like a throwback to me. Besides the fact that it’s set in the 40s-50s, it’s just clearly a post-jitsuroku era ninkyo eiga.
Hiroki Matsukata is a very chivalrous man who joins the yakuza under honorable circumstances and is constantly illustrating good behavior, be it calling out anti-Korean racism, or successfully uniting several gangs with minimal bloodshed. Like a typical ninkyo hero, all those around him respect his actions and are frequently talking about how great he is. That said, this was made after the yakuza film revolution of the 70s, so it’s more violent and bloody than your classic Ken Takakura flick.
He’s joined by a real murderers’…

Review by Pachinko Pop ★★★½

Without knowing too much about 80s yakuza films, this feels very much like a throwback to me. Besides the fact that it’s set in the 40s-50s, it’s just clearly a post-jitsuroku era ninkyo eiga.
Hiroki Matsukata is a very chivalrous man who joins the yakuza under honorable circumstances and is constantly illustrating good behavior, be it calling out anti-Korean racism, or successfully uniting several gangs with minimal bloodshed. Like a typical ninkyo hero, all those around him respect his actions and are frequently talking about how great he is. That said, this was made after the yakuza film revolution of the 70s, so it’s more violent and bloody than your classic Ken Takakura flick.
He’s joined by a real murderers’…