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Blood of Revenge (Blu-ray Review)

The Blood of Revenge Blu-ray from Radiance Films brings Tai Kato’s 1965 yakuza melodrama to home video in strong visual form. Set in early 1900s Osaka, the film centers on rival gangs, wounded pride, and escalating retaliation within the construction underworld. It’s a heightened, emotionally charged take on the chivalrous yakuza formula. Whether that operatic tone connects […]

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The Tale of Oiwa’s Ghost on Blu-ray June 23!

When the daughter of an elite family takes a shine to poor samurai Iemon (Tomisaburo Wakayama, lone wolf and cub), he sees an opportunity to climb the social ladder. He just needs to rid himself of his only obstacle: his loving wife Oiwa. He poisons her and dumps her corpse in a nearby swamp, but […]

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