Graveyard of Honor (1975)
"Jingi no hakaba" (original title)

A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the Japanese mafia but quickly loses his self control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.

Director:

Kinji Fukasaku

Writers:

Tatsuhiko Kamoi, Hirô Matsuda,

Stars:

Tetsuya Watari, Tatsuo Umemiya, Yumi Takigawa

1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Tetsuya Watari	...	Rikio Ishikawa
Tatsuo Umemiya	...	Kozaburo Imai
Yumi Takigawa	...	Chieko Ishikawa
Eiji Gô	...	Makoto Sugiura
Noboru Ando	...	Ryunosuke Nozu
Hajime Hana	...	Shuzo Kawada
Mikio Narita	...	Noboru Kajiki
Kunie Tanaka	...	Katsuji Ozaki
Shingo Yamashiro	...	Hiroshi Tamura
Reiko Ike	...	Teruko Imai
Hideo Murota	...	Yasuo Matsuoka
Meika Seri	...	Woman in the slums
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Takuji Aoki
Kenjirô Asano
Hidehiro Aya

Storyline

A look at the life of renegade yakuza, Rikio Ishikawa, particularly the years from 1946 to 1950 when his violent antics get him in trouble with his own clan, Kawada, and then with the clan of his protector, Kozaburo Imai. In these years, he can rely on Chieko, a young Tokyo courtesan who gives him shelter. He's banished to Osaka, where he picks up a drug habit. Through it all, he keeps his friends and enemies off balance with unpredictable behavior - and he seems indestructible.

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Plot Keywords:

yakuza | prison | based on novel

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Genres:

Action | Crime

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Details

Official Sites:

Home Vision Entertainment (DVD Distributor)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

15 February 1975 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Psycho Junkie

Filming Locations:

Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toei Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Shin jingi no hakaba (2002)

User Reviews

Yakuzas "The Fukusaku-style"

Kinji Fukasaku is worldwide known for his Yakuza movies, different from the typical overall view the cinema had from Yakuzas. This movie is a good example of how far some yakuzas are from honor or pride.

Fukasaku films Jingi no hakaba (Graveyard of Honor) as a mockumentary (fake documentary) which gives more emphasis to the actual yakuza situation. This movie follows the story of Ishikawa, the archetypical post-war gangster (as it's defined in the film). The character development is great, and very surprising. However, you may loose the plot in some points if you don't have an overall knowledge of the Yakuza organization.

In conclusion, a very entertaining gangster movie the Japanese way. I hugely recommend for anyone looking for the roots of most of the Japanese and Hong Kongese gangsters movies nowadays (Takashi Miike, Takeshi Kitano, John Woo, etc.), you won't get disappointed.