🎞️ Red Peony Gambler 6: Oryu’s Return / 緋牡丹博徒 お竜参上 (1970) x 🍶 Torotoro no Umeshu (Hanafuda)

The Queen of Ninkyo is back! 👑🎴 And to watch Junko Fuji set things right in the Tokyo theatre world: a delicious Umeshu (plum wine)!

This Umeshu has a pleasant sharpness and a thick, textured consistency, which compliments the deep Nishiyoshino plum flavour.

#umeshu #japaneseplumwine #torotoronoumeshu #junkofuji #redpeonygambler #yakuzaeiga

A True Story of the Private Ginza Police / 実録・私設銀座警察 (1973) x 🍶 Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Honjozo

Noboru Andō and an all-star cast embark on a savage fight to take over Ginza! With a no-nonsense punchy yet balanced honjozo - firewood, toffee, a dash of umami… 🤩

#sake #sake🍶 #sakesommelier #sakesommeliers #honjozo #tokybetsujunmai #hakkaisan #japanesecinema #japanesefilm #yakuzaeiga

🎞️ Cat Gambler: Naked Flesh Paid Into the Pot / 賭場の牝猫 素肌の壷振り (1965) x Sugata Junmaiginjo Muroka Nama Genshu Nakadori Omachi

Nogawa Yumiko stars as a desperate gambler crossing paths with the mysterious Nitani Hideaki… With a sweet peppery raw sake (marzipan and 🍇)

#sake #sake🍶 #sakesommelier #sakesommeliers #murokanamagenshu #sugata #yumikonogawa #nitanihideaki #yakuzaeiga #japanesecinema #japanesefilm

🎞️ Aesthetics of a Bullet / 鉄砲玉の美学 (1973) x 🍶 Yama no Kotobuki Junmai Omachi

In honour of Nakajima Sadao, his explosive jitsuroku featuring Watase Tsunehiko and Sugimoto Miki dreaming big! With an equally fiery Omachi junmai, creamy & peppery with a hint of lychee and lemon. 🍋💥

(from the excellent Sake selection at @sakesakana_natural 🍶)

#junmai #yamanokotobuki #sake🍶 #sakesommelier #omachi #sake #nihonshu #nihonshu🍶 #japanesecinema #nakajimasadao #yakuzaeiga #watasetsunehiko #sugimotomiki

🎞️ Student Yakuza / 学生やくざ (1974) x 🍶 Ayagiku Sanuki Olive Junmai

Tsunehiko Watase dropkicks bad guys with sensei Bunta Sugawara in this fun action film! With an incredible sake (bought in Japan) brewed with olive yeast - crisp & fresh with mango, passion fruit, umami 🤩🫒

@hkcp123 😊 I finally found the right sake for this film 😁🍶

#japanesefilm #japanesecinema #sake #JapaneseSake #junmai #yakuzaeiga

🎞️ The Murder Corps / 日本暴力列島 京阪神殺しの軍団 (1975) x 🍶 Sugata Junmaiginjo Black Impact

Akira Kobayashi stars in this gritty, all-star jitsuroku! To watch the tense struggle for Japan’s underworld, a delicious punchy & peppery undiluted sake 😎💥

#小林旭 #japanesesake #japanesesake🍶 #sakesommelier #junmaiginjo #genshu #japanesefilm #japanesecinema #yakuzaeiga #akirakobayashi

🆕📊Plot Deep Dive: Battles Without Honor and Humanity [3] – Proxy War (1973) - Part 2 & End!

Wrapping up the backstabs, shaky alliances, and dramatic expulsions leading to the Hiroshima War!

Coming soon: Proxy War review + fresh Nikkatsu articles😃🌸

#japanesefilm #japanesecinema #yakuzaeiga #filmcrit #battleswithouthonorandhumanity #japan #film #cinemastodon

https://gamblersanddrifters.com/2023/05/12/plot-deep-dive-battles-without-honor-and-humanity-3-proxy-war-1973-part-2/

🎞️ Eighteen Years in Prison / 懲役十八年 (1967)

📽️ Katō Tai
🎭 Andō Noboru, Sakuramachi Hiroko, Koike Asao
💬 Two partners in crime part ways and are reunited under difficult conditions…

🍶 Kinsuzume Densho Yamahai (🍊, 🍍, brioche)

(+ Setsubun ehomaki! 👹😄)

#sake #japanesesake #nihonshu #yamahai #japanesecinéma #japanesefilm #andonoboru #yakuzaeiga #cinemastodon #japanesefilm

🆕💭Review: Battles Without Honor and Humanity [2] – Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)

All about the second episode, and the dark obsessions that send yakuza hitman Yamanaka & his nemesis Katsutoshi on path to self-destruction.

#japanesefilm #filmcrit #filmreview #yakuzaeiga #cinemastodon #kinjifukasaku #japanesecinema

https://gamblersanddrifters.com/2023/02/03/review-battles-without-honor-and-humanity-2-deadly-fight-in-hiroshima-1973/

📊 Plot Deep Dive: Battles Without Honor and Humanity [1] (1973)

Do you need help working out who's who, tracking Yamamori's triple crossings, or making sense of the Sakai vs Shinkai incident? This is for you!

Episode 2 Deep Dive & Review coming soon ~

https://gamblersanddrifters.com/2023/01/04/plot-deep-dive-battles-without-honor-and-humanity-1973/

#japanesefilm #FilmCrit #japanesecinema #yakuzaeiga #film #cinema #cinemastodon

📣 Introduction To: Battles Without Honor & Humanity (1973-74)

For the series' 50th anniversary today, here's my guide on getting started with the yakuza epic - no spoilers, but plenty of useful context and fun facts! 🎉

https://gamblersanddrifters.com/2023/01/08/introduction-to-battles-without-honor-and-humanity-1973-74/

#japanesefilm #japanesecinema #film #filmcrit #yakuzaeiga #cinema #cinemastodon

🎴 Yakuza Eiga & 60s/70s Japanese Cinema Website 🎞️

New website to share my ongoing exploration of these films, with:
📊Plot Deep Dives (w/charts!)
💭Reviews
🔝Top Lists
📣Introductions To
... and more!

Any reading & sharing is sincerely appreciated 😊 This site is a labour of love to share these amazing films with more people, in an accessible, informative, and fun way.

http://gamblersanddrifters.com

#japanesefilm #japanesecinema #film #filmcrit #yakuzaeiga #cinema #cinemastodon

🎞️ Battles Without Honor and Humanity [1] / 仁義なき戦い (1973)

【Disillusioned】
Shōzō Hirono (Bunta Sugawara)

#仁義なき戦い #菅原文太 #yakuzaeiga #japanesecinema #japanesefilm

🎞 Battles Without Honor and Humanity / 仁義なき戦い (1973-74)

To celebrate my favourite series in 2023 (50th anniversary! 🎉), here is an ongoing thread introducing its colourful cast & characters - one theme at a time!

#仁義なき戦い #yakuzaeiga #japanesecinema #japanesefilm

🎞️ Battles Without Honor & Humanity 1-5 / 仁義なき戦い(1973-74)

📽️ Kinji Fukasaku
🎭 Akira Kobayashi, Bunta Sugawara, Nobuo Kaneko
💬 All-star postwar yakuza epic!

🍶 Dassai 39 Junmaidaiginjo + Iwanoi Muroka Nama Genshu Junmaiginjo 山田錦

✨Happy New Year everyone! 😃 ✨

#sake #yakuzaeiga #nihonshu #japanesefilm #仁義なき戦い #小林旭 #junmaiginjo #junmaidaiginjo #battleswithouthonorandhumanity #japanesesake #nowwatching

🎞️ Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties /
極道の妻たち 赫い絆 (1995) x 🍶 Iwanoi Junmaiginjo Muroka Nama Genshu (雄町)

The Queen returns! 👑 To watch Shima Iwashita mow down mediocre competition, another bold raw sake made with flavoursome Omachi rice! (spiced 🍐, marzipan, vanilla tobacco)

#yakuzaeiga #nowwatching #japanesefilm #japanesecinema #sake #JapaneseSake

🎓 Yakuza Student / 学生やくざ (1974)

🗃️ Yakuza Eiga / 🇯🇵 (Toei)
🎥 Akira Shimizu
🎭 Bunta Sugawara, Tsunehiko Watase

💬 A young student with serious fighting skills gets involved in yakuza business and faces rebellious youth gangs…

#nowwatching #yakuzaeiga #japanesefilm #japanesecinema

🎞️ Big Time Gambling Boss / 博奕打ち 総長賭博 (1968) x 🍶 Iwanoi Junmaiginjo Muroka Nama Genshu (美山錦)

Time for the celebrated, all-star ninkyo eiga masterpiece - beautiful release by @FilmsRadiance! Along with a stunning, clean and rich sake (cream, 🥭, 🍊).

Among the very cool extras, I really liked @HayleyLScanlon ‘s star profiles - so nice to see a piece about the amazing Nobuo Kaneko! 😁 (truly my favourite scheming oyabun)

#yakuzaeiga #japanesecinema #japanesefilm #cinemastodon #sake

🎞️ Big Time Gambling Boss / 博奕打ち 総長賭博 (1968) x 🍶 Iwanoi Junmaiginjo Muroka Nama Genshu (美山錦)

Time for the celebrated, all-star ninkyo eiga masterpiece - beautiful release by @FilmsRadiance! Along with a stunning, clean and rich sake (cream, 🥭, 🍊).

Among the very cool extras, I really liked @HayleyLScanlon ‘s star profiles - so nice to see a piece about the amazing Nobuo Kaneko! 😁 (truly my favourite scheming oyabun)

#yakuzaeiga #japanesecinema #japanesefilm #cinemastodon #sake

🎞 Love on a Daily Basis/ 恋子の毎日 (1988) x 🍶 Nambu Bijin Gin Ginga Junmaiginjo

Yakuza Wives: the chill popcorn version, produced by Noboru Andō himself! 😎 With a positively 1980s-looking sake, all spiced peach and white pepper! ✨

#japanesesake #sake #japanesefilm #japanesecinema #yakuzaeiga #nowwatching