The Yakuza Papers, Vol. 4: Police Tactics

You walk Hiroshima’s back alleys just as flashbulbs start popping for the Olympics. The cops pivot from backroom deals to flashy raids, tipping the yakuza balance without warning. Fukasaku’s camera tracks this shift like a metronome counting down to something uglier.

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Kinji Fukasaku directed The Yakuza Papers, Vol. 4: Police Tactics in 1974. 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. 4: Police Tactics was released in 1974 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 101 minutes.