Yakuza Wolf 1 & 2

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Review added by
Jitendar Canth

Eureka Classics
Certificate: 18
Running Time: 172 mins
Retail Price: £32.99
Release Date: 2024
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
A duo of ultra-violent Yakuza thrillers starring the late great Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba available for the first time ever in the UK.

In the spaghetti Western inspired I Perform Murder, a mysterious black-clad killer (Chiba) with a personal vendetta against the yakuza manipulates two rival clans in order to draw out his targets, leading to a climactic bloody shootout that must be seen to be believed.

Then in Extend my Condolences, Chiba plays a criminal who is betrayed and sent to prison. After serving his time, he wages war on the yakuza, eventually raiding the mansion of the crime boss who turned on him in a spectacular action packed climax that would later be directly homaged by John Woo in A Better Tomorrow II.

Special Features:
Brand new feature length audio commentaries on both films
Brand new featurette by Howard Hughes looking at the spaghetti Western influences on Yakuza Wolf, and the broader influence Japanese cinema had on the Western genre
Original theatrical trailers
A Limited Edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Tom Mes and Howard Hughes [2000 copies]