Arrow Video Channel Review: Kinji Fukasaku’s GRAVEYARD OF HONOR, The Measure Of An Inglorious Madman
Folks who subscribe to the Arrow Video Channel have a treasure trove of titles to sift through when it comes to the Arrow brand. This especially speaks to fans of Japanese New Wave filmmakers of the 1950s and 1970s, including none other than Kinji Fukasaku who made a name for himself diving into the crime and action features well into the 1960s. Fukasaku’s 1975 foray in Graveyard Of Honor was no different, choosing to reincarnate the life and times of Rekio Ishikawa, a notorious gangster who, by all accounts observed in the film was a ruthless and incorrigible gangster who could be neither humbled nor contained. The role of Ishikawa would further mark a debut partnership with Fukasaku for actor Tetsuya Watari who had already broken ground with lead roles in Tokyo Drifter and Outlaw: Gangster VIP years earlier, among his growing credits. Graveyard Of Honor takes place in post-WWII […]