Bloody Territories (1969)
9KBloody Territories (1969). 1h 27m
“Over the years, Iu0026#39;ve seen quite a few Japanese films about the Yakuza–mobster films. I am not sure how popular these sort of film really have been–but it sure seems like a very high percentage of the Japanese DVDs here in the States are these sorts of movies. Iu0026#39;d love for someone to let me know–are the films really that popular or is this just the sort of stuff they think Americans want to see? Regardless, Iu0026#39;ve seen so many that I am starting to get a bit weary–even if many of these films are well made.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film is about the Onogi clan. A much larger and more powerful mob, the Kansai, is trying to push the Onogi into a fight. However, the boss of the Onogis insists that his men should not take the bait–as the Kansai are hoping to force a confrontation in order to justify the takeover. However, the Kansai are devious snakes and theyu0026#39;ve come up with another way to destroy the Onogi–and the Onogisu0026#39; desire to avoid a fight makes them very vulnerable for the trap. What they donu0026#39;t anticipate is one insanely difficult man to kill who is really, really ticked!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMy biggest two problems with the film are a feeling of déjà vu and no clear cut side to pull for as you watch. As far as the déjà vu goes, you really cannot blame the movie–itu0026#39;s my fault Iu0026#39;ve seen so many similar films. But when it comes to who to root for, the film could have done a better job of giving the audience a reason to root for the Onogi. Being smaller and besieged didnu0026#39;t seem like enough to me. Production value-wise, the film is reasonably well made and looks good. I was a tiny bit surprised with some of the sex and nudity–it was more than you might expect for a film from the late 1960s with an attempted rape, lesbian sex and the like. There also is quite a bit more blood than you might expect. Had the film been made in recent years, none of this would have been out of the ordinary.”
