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Bohachi Bushido: The Villain

1974 · 83 min

A grimy, lurid exploitation thrill ride of spraying blood and moral rot, stylish and nasty in equal measure.

Directed by
Takashi Harada
Genres
Action
Starring
Gorō Ibuki, Emi Jo, Keiko Aikawa
Overview
The Bohachi Clan, the most vile, corrupt organization with ties deep in the Shogunate, have controlled the flesh trade in Japan for generations. When threatened by a competitor, they employ Saburai, a nihilistic ronin on the verge of self destruction. Blood gushes and limbs fly for anyone who stands against Saburai as he instills the Way of the Bohachi.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Takashi Harada
Genres
Action
Starring
Gorō Ibuki, Emi Jo, Keiko Aikawa
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • violence
  • power
  • crime
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror5
Humour3
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness9
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action
Directed by
Takashi Harada
Written by
Takeo Kaneko, Sadao Nakajima
Starring
Gorō Ibuki, Emi Jo, Keiko Aikawa, Harumi Kuri, Aki Takagi, Miki Nakai, Kenji Kusumoto, Yōichi Numata
Music
Hajime Kaburagi
Cinematography
Shigeru Akatsuka
Runtime
83 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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