Gendai yakuza: Hito-kiri yota (1972)

Gendai yakuza: Hito-kiri yota: Directed by Kinji Fukasaku. With Bunta Sugawara, Noboru Andô, Mayumi Nagisa, Asao Koike. A yakuza, who has an untamed rage and lack of respect for authority, finds himself leading the remnants of the gang he once belonged to in order to secure an area of their own.

“The proud, self-destructive, punk/anti-hero violates national boundaries without compunction in late 60s/early 70s cinema. Here Isamu Okita (Bunta Sugawara), often simply called u0026quot;Brou0026quot;, is reminiscent not only of Alex (A Clockwork Orange) but also of Ivan (The Harder They Come), Johnny Boy (Mean Streets) and even of Michel (À bout de soufflé).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026#39;Gendai yakuza: hito-kiri yotau0026#39; (which, in English, apparently means something like Outlaw Killer or Street Mobster) is a restless, prowling movie that occasionally bursts into hyperkinetic action. Something about the verging-on-ludicrous action scenes gives the viewer almost the same sense of release that Bro and the other punks feel.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIsamu is a punk, a whore-son, born on the margins of post-war society. By virtue of his own courage and propensity for violence he becomes the leader of a street gang and attracts the attention of the more established yakuza crimelords. Most of the drama revolves around the conflict between his pride and his superiors.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026#39;Street Mobsteru0026#39; is very well filmed and has aged well, itu0026#39;s influence on films like u0026#39;Fight Clubu0026#39; is palpable.”