Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Seen it?1974 | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Action
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It made about 17 times its budget, though it had almost no lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and action fans. If you loved Miller's Crossing, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1974: an older pace and style.
As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic Games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under pressure from the public and the press, adding a new dimension in the war for power among the yakuza families of Hiroshima.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$2 million worldwide on a $125K budget
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
- Bunta SugawaraShozo Hirono
- Tatsuo UmemiyaShinichi Iwai
- Toshio KurosawaShigeru Takemoto
- Kunie TanakaMasakichi Makihara
- Shingo YamashiroShoichi Eda
- Ichirō OguraHiroshi Nozaki
- Akio HasegawaYasuki Fukuda
- Shinichirō MikamiHidemitsu Kawada
- Isao NatsuyagiHiroshi Sugimoto
- Yoko HorikoshiAiko Mitsukawa