Date: 2023 July 16 13:54
Posted by Joe
The good people from alternative streaming service Arrow have sent us details about a film just released this July. Yakuza Graveyard tells the story of detective Kuroiwa who falls for the beautiful wife of a jailed yakuza boss. It stars Meiko Kaji (Lady Snowblood) and featuring Nagisa Oshima the film is directed by Kinji Fukasaku.
Arrow also has some other interesting collections for fans of Japan including the Takashi Miike Collection and Third Window Films to name a few.
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Press release as follows:
Kinji Fukasaku's thrilling crime drama comes to ARROW
YAKUZA GRAVEYARD
A key highlight this July on the essential, alternative streaming service ARROW includes Kinji Fukasaku's compelling crime drama YAKUZA GRAVEYARD. Co-starring the iconic Meiko Kaji (Lady Snowblood) and featuring Nagisa Oshima, Yakuza Graveyard sees director Kinji Fukasaku (Battles without Honour and Humanity) at the peak of his powers.
SYNOPSIS: When he falls for the beautiful wife of the jailed boss of the Nishida gang, things start to spiral out of control for detective Kuroiwa (Tetsuya Watari, Graveyard of Honour). In a world where the line between police and organised crime is vague, he finds himself on the wrong side of a yakuza war when his superiors favour Nishida's rivals, the Yamashiro gang.
YAKUZA GRAVEYARD debuts on ARROW from 7th July