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Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties

1995 · 114 min

A somber, slow-building crime drama of loyalty and bloodline, heavy with quiet menace and the weight of inherited power.

Directed by
Ikuo Sekimoto
Genres
Action, Drama
Overview
Turbulent life of Kiwa, the successor of the most prominent yakuza in Osaka, the Domoto Clan.
How it feels
Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Power, family, loyalty, betrayal
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Ikuo Sekimoto
Genres
Action, Drama
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In this series

Yakuza Ladies Collection

  1. Yakuza WivesMovie · 1986
  2. Yakuza Ladies 2Movie · 1987
  3. Yakuza Ladies 3Movie · 1989
  4. Yakuza Ladies: The Final BattleMovie · 1990
  5. Yakuza Ladies RevisitedMovie · 1991
  6. Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is HellMovie · 1994
  7. Yakuza Ladies: Blood TiesMovie · 1995 This title
  8. Yakuza Ladies: DecisionMovie · 1998
  9. Yakuza Ladies: Red MurderMovie · 1999
  10. Yakuza Ladies: Burning DesireMovie · 2005
  11. Yakuza Ladies NeoMovie · 2013

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
action, drama
Directed by
Ikuo Sekimoto
Written by
Goro Hanawa
Starring
Shima Iwashita, Akira Akasaka, Tomoko Mariya, Sawa Suzuki, Shin Takuma, Nagare Hagiwara, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Aki Yashiro
Music
Reijirō Koroku
Cinematography
Daisaku Kimura
Runtime
114 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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