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Before starring in the acclaimed Lone Wolf and Cub series, actor Tomisaburō Wakayama starred in five edgy action-comedies between 1968 and 1971: the Wicked Priest series. Coming as a turning point in Japanese cinema, the series includes elements of Japanese pink movies (erotica), graphic violence, and evokes the postmodern vibes of Western movies like the […]
Three more spectacular tales of ninja action in this continuation of the hugely influential series. This time, Raizo Ichikawa (Shinobi 1-3) stars as Mist Saizo, a ninja with a grudge who won’t rest until he has assassinated the supreme leader, the Tokugawa shogun. directed by three of the Daiei Studio’s top period action specialists, these […]
This Rapacious Jailbreaker Blu-ray review takes a look at one of the wildest Japanese crime films from the 1970s, now getting a fresh Blu-ray release from Radiance Films. Starring Hiroki Matsukata as a relentless escape artist, this pulpy true-crime story throws you straight into the chaos of postwar Japan. The new Region A & B […]