# Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974)

> A ferocious yakuza power struggle turns police pressure and internal ambition into an escalating cycle of betrayal and violence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/36007

## Facts

- Runtime: 101 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Action
- Director: Kinji Fukasaku
- Cast: Bunta Sugawara, Tatsuo Umemiya, Toshio Kurosawa, Kunie Tanaka, Shingo Yamashiro, Ichirō Ogura, Akio Hasegawa, Shinichirō Mikami
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071696/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: harrowing, sardonic, propulsive, crime movie night, Japanese cinema deep dive

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