COPS VS. THUGS: Arrow Video’s Retro Yakuza Blu-Ray Release Gets A New Promo
Cops vs Thugs (2-Disc Special Edition) [Blu-ray + DVD] May 23 is actually when Arrow Video will be releasing not one but two rare titles out of classic Japanese cinema. For this, we get celebrated auteur Fukasaku Kinji’s award-winning 1975 yakuza crime pics, Cops vs Thugs, and Arrow Video unveiled their own promo video this week. Check it out at above and pre-order your U.S. copy today! Considered by many to be director Kinji Fukasaku’s greatest single-film achievement in the yakuza genre, Cops vs Thugs was made at the height of popularity of Toei Studios’ jitsuroku boom: realistic, modern crime movies based on true stories taken from contemporary headlines. Returning to the screen after completing their Battles Without Honor and Humanity series together, Fukasaku joined forces once again with screenwriter Kazuo Kasahara, composer Toshiaki Tsushima and star Bunta Sugawara to create one of the crowning achievements of his career, and […]