Hokuriku Proxy War Blu-ray Radiance Kinji Fukasaku Sonny Chiba Hiroki Matsukata

The final cold-blooded Yakuza flick from Kinji Fukasaku!

Introducing Radiance Film's Limited Edition Blu-ray for 1977's Hokuriku Proxy War, Kinji Fukasaku's (Battle Royale) final yakuza film that features some of the strongest female roles in his career, plus a raucous central performance from Hiroki Matsukata (Cops vs Thugs) and support from the legendary Sonny Chiba.

Loose-cannon gangster Kawada rebels when his two-timing boss forms an alliance with a major crime syndicate. The syndicate’s main rivals see Kawada as their perfect proxy, but his furious temper quickly rubs them the wrong way, leaving Kawada to face overwhelming forces.

Limited Edition Features: 

• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
• Limited edition booklet featuring newly translated archival writings on the film
• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

Features: 

• High-Definition digital transfer
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• New interview with actress Yoko Takahashi (2024, 15 mins)
• New interview with screenwriter Koji Takada (2024, 19 mins)
• Yakuza film historian Akihiko Ito on the real-life Hokuriku Proxy War murder case (2024, 15 mins)
• Trailer
• Newly improved English subtitle translation

Technical Specs:

• Year: 1977
• Region Code: AB
• Audio: Mono
• Picture: 2.35:1
• Runtime: 98
• Language: Japanese
• Subtitles: English