Saturday, August 3 - August 26
COPS VS THUGS
124 S 3rd St, Brooklyn, NY 11249, USA
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COPS VS THUGS
(県è¦å¯¾çµ„織暴力)
dir. Kinji Fukasaku, 1975.
Japan. 97 mins.
In Japanese with English Subs.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3rd - 10 PM
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8TH - 7 PM
MONDAY, AUGUST 26th - 7:30 PM
The acting boss of the Ohara Family requests help from a corrupt cop to commandeer a lucrative land grab from the Kawade Family. This triggers a violent gang war between the Yakuza, the police, and the local politicians.
Many consider COPS VS THUGS Kinji Fukasakus's greatest single-film achievement in the Yakuza genre, even earning him a Blue Ribbon award for best director. Released at the peak of the Jitsuroku Eiga boom, the film showcases a cynical social commentary in an explosive entertainment package.
The idea for COPS VS THUGS came about after the Toei studio was raided by the cops for its association with the boss of the largest real-life Yakuza gang the Yamaguchi-gumi. Toei was subsequently banned from shooting anything on location in Hirosmia. However, Toei announced its new film, COPS VS THUGS, would be the first of their movies to show the cops in a positive light, and were therefore permitted to film on location, as long as they changed the city's name.
The final film didn’t deliver on its promise, the complex web of corruption and twisted loyalties, filtered through Fukasaku’s trademark cynical take on authority, only solidifies the notion of the cops being just another faction in the war for control.
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(県è¦å¯¾çµ„織暴力)
dir. Kinji Fukasaku, 1975.
Japan. 97 mins.
In Japanese with English Subs.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3rd - 10 PM
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8TH - 7 PM
MONDAY, AUGUST 26th - 7:30 PM
The acting boss of the Ohara Family requests help from a corrupt cop to commandeer a lucrative land grab from the Kawade Family. This triggers a violent gang war between the Yakuza, the police, and the local politicians.
Many consider COPS VS THUGS Kinji Fukasakus's greatest single-film achievement in the Yakuza genre, even earning him a Blue Ribbon award for best director. Released at the peak of the Jitsuroku Eiga boom, the film showcases a cynical social commentary in an explosive entertainment package.
The idea for COPS VS THUGS came about after the Toei studio was raided by the cops for its association with the boss of the largest real-life Yakuza gang the Yamaguchi-gumi. Toei was subsequently banned from shooting anything on location in Hirosmia. However, Toei announced its new film, COPS VS THUGS, would be the first of their movies to show the cops in a positive light, and were therefore permitted to film on location, as long as they changed the city's name.
The final film didn’t deliver on its promise, the complex web of corruption and twisted loyalties, filtered through Fukasaku’s trademark cynical take on authority, only solidifies the notion of the cops being just another faction in the war for control.
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