4K UHD Review: GKIDS’ Tekkonkinkreet (Special Edition)
GKIDS has released the anime masterpiece Tekkonkinkreet in a new 4K UHD special edition. The Film Animation is a powerful tool toContinue Reading
Tag: Yakuza
Big Bad Film Festival 2026: Crime and Punishment (Day Two)
The Fourth Annual Big Bad Film Fest continues with Tokyo Burst: Crime City, Undisputed II, Ikatan Darah, and the CrimeContinue Reading
Break Free – Fantasia Film Festival 2026
Our Fantasia Film Festival 2026 coverage continues with Break Free; a Yakuza enforcer becomes a TikTok dancing sensation. Break Free is aContinue Reading
Blu-ray Review: Radiance Films’ Aesthetics of a Bullet (Limited Edition)
A would-be assassin loves the lifestyle but can’t pull the trigger in the Yakuza Cult Classic, Aesthetics of a Bullet. New toContinue Reading
Film Review: Kokuho (2025)
An epic tale of friendship, rivalry and commitment to one’s art, Kokuho is a glorious representation of kabuki theatre and was Japan’sContinue Reading
Blu-ray Review: Radiance Films’ Japanese Godfather Trilogy (Box Set)
Director Sadao Nakajima’s trilogy of complex and intricately plotted yakuza films makes its Blu-ray debut thanks to Radiance Films inContinue Reading
Film Review: Normal (2026)
Bob Odenkirk stars as a temporary sheriff where a Bank Robbery goes terribly wrong in a small town that isn’tContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Arrow Video’s American Yakuza (Limited Edition)
Viggo Mortensen is a part of the American Yakuza. New to Blu-ray from Arrow Video. The Films What if I told youContinue Reading
Blazing Fists: Fantasia Film Festival 2025
Takashi Miike is back with the crowd-pleaser Blazing Fists. Playing Fantasia Film Festival 2025. Prolific filmmaker Takashi Miike is known for hisContinue Reading
Honeko Akabane’s Bodyguards: Fantasia Film Festival 2025
John Hughes meets John Wick, and you add a dash of Bring it On, and you get deranged and entertaining Honeko Akabane’sContinue Reading