The Yakuza Papers, Vol. 3: Proxy War

You're adrift in postwar Hiroshima, forming alliances. But old loyalties clash with new connections. The local yakuza war escalates. Fukasaku contrasts the characters' honorable aspirations with their dishonorable deeds. The film leaves you with a sense of moral ambiguity.

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Kinji Fukasaku directed The Yakuza Papers, Vol. 3: Proxy War in 1973. See Kinji Fukasaku's full filmography, where to start with Kinji Fukasaku, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kinji Fukasaku.

The Yakuza Papers, Vol. 3: Proxy War was released in 1973 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 102 minutes.