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New Battles Without Honor and Humanity
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New Battles Without Honor and Humanity Shin Jingi Naki Tatakai), released in 1974. It is a standalone sequel to the critically acclaimed five-part Battles Without Honor and Humanity series.
Movie Information

Title: New Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Release Year: 1974
Genre: Action, Crime, Yakuza film
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Starring: Bunta Sugawara, Tomisaburo Wakayama, Hiroki Matsukata, Reiko Ike, Kunie Tanaka, and Nobuo Kaneko
Synopsis: The film follows Miyoshi, a low-level assassin for the Yamamori gang who goes to jail after a botched hit. While he is incarcerated, an internal power struggle erupts within the family, and upon his release, Miyoshi finds himself caught between the warring factions with no honorable exit.

Context
The original film series and its sequels brought a gritty, documentary-like realism to the yakuza genre, breaking from earlier, more stylized films. The success of this 1974 film led to two more unrelated sequels in 1975 and 1976.
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