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Issued on \u003cstrong data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"490\"\u003e26 May 1979\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film stands as a late and important \u003cstrong data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"605\"\u003efinal chapter in the wider Battles Without Honor and Humanity lineage\u003c\/strong\u003e, shifting the focus from Hiroshima-era power struggles to a younger generation caught inside a brutal syndicate succession war. This billboard format was produced at \u003cstrong data-start=\"772\" data-end=\"784\"\u003eB0 scale\u003c\/strong\u003e as \u003cstrong data-start=\"788\" data-end=\"814\"\u003etwo separate B1 sheets\u003c\/strong\u003e, intended to form one monumental display image when assembled. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"1961\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"929\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"929\" data-end=\"932\"\u003eFilm: その後の仁義なき戦い\u003cbr data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"951\"\u003eRomanized title: \u003cstrong data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"1000\"\u003eSonogo no Jingi Naki Tatakai\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1000\" data-end=\"1003\"\u003eCommon English title: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1076\"\u003eAftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1079\"\u003eRelease: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1088\" data-end=\"1103\"\u003eJapan, 1979\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1103\" data-end=\"1106\"\u003eStudio \/ Distributor: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1128\" data-end=\"1136\"\u003eToei\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1139\"\u003eProduction: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1151\" data-end=\"1165\"\u003eToei Kyoto\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1165\" data-end=\"1168\"\u003eDirector: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1193\"\u003eEiichi Kudo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1193\" data-end=\"1196\"\u003eScreenplay: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1208\" data-end=\"1242\"\u003eFumio Konami and Hiroo Matsuda\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1242\" data-end=\"1245\"\u003eOriginal work: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1260\" data-end=\"1278\"\u003eKoichi Iiboshi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1278\" data-end=\"1281\"\u003eStarring: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1390\"\u003eJinpachi Nezu, Ryudo Uzaki, Shigeru Matsuzaki, Mieko Harada, Hiroki Matsukata, Tsutomu Yamazaki\u003c\/strong\u003e, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"1397\" data-end=\"1472\"\u003eMikio Narita, Kayo Matsuo, Shingo Yamashiro, Guts Ishimatsu, Koike Asao\u003c\/strong\u003e, and others\u003cbr data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1487\"\u003eMusic: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1494\" data-end=\"1524\"\u003eGeorge Yanagi \u0026amp; Rainy Wood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1524\" data-end=\"1527\"\u003eFormat: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1535\" data-end=\"1618\"\u003eJapanese B0 two-sheet billboard poster, composed of two separate B1-size sheets\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1618\" data-end=\"1621\"\u003eApprox. size: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1635\" data-end=\"1670\"\u003e103 × 145.6 cm \/ 40.5 × 57.3 in\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1673\"\u003eCondition: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1684\" data-end=\"1727\"\u003eExcellent Very Good unrestored original condition\u003c\/strong\u003e, with strong colour, visible original fold lines, light handling and storage wear, and the original two-panel sheet structure preserved separately rather than joined together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1963\" data-end=\"2039\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1963\" data-end=\"1974\"\u003eContext\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1974\" data-end=\"1977\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1977\" data-end=\"2039\"\u003eA later and darker chapter in the Jingi naki tatakai world\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2041\" data-end=\"2565\"\u003eWhile the original \u003cstrong data-start=\"2060\" data-end=\"2098\"\u003eBattles Without Honor and Humanity\u003c\/strong\u003e cycle is inseparable from \u003cstrong data-start=\"2125\" data-end=\"2143\"\u003eKinji Fukasaku\u003c\/strong\u003e, this 1979 film belongs to the franchise’s later evolution and was promoted by Toei as the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2235\" data-end=\"2274\"\u003efinal chapter of the jitsuroku line\u003c\/strong\u003e. Rather than simply repeating the earlier Hiroshima saga, it reframes the material around \u003cstrong data-start=\"2365\" data-end=\"2399\"\u003einternal generational conflict\u003c\/strong\u003e, depicting younger gang members trapped inside a massive criminal organisation and destroyed by loyalties they cannot escape. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2567\" data-end=\"3126\"\u003eThe story centres on the huge \u003cstrong data-start=\"2597\" data-end=\"2614\"\u003eIshiguro-gumi\u003c\/strong\u003e in Osaka, where the sudden death of the wakagashira triggers a violent succession struggle between the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2718\" data-end=\"2734\"\u003eAsakura-gumi\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2739\" data-end=\"2756\"\u003eHanamura-gumi\u003c\/strong\u003e. Around that conflict, the film follows the intertwined fates of three younger men whose friendship is gradually broken by command, betrayal, and bloodshed. Toei’s own summary stresses precisely these elements: \u003cstrong data-start=\"2968\" data-end=\"3043\"\u003efriendship, betrayal, struggle, the way they live, and the way they die\u003c\/strong\u003e, all caught within fierce internal warfare. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3128\" data-end=\"3177\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3128\" data-end=\"3143\"\u003eEiichi Kudo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3143\" data-end=\"3146\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3146\" data-end=\"3177\"\u003eLight, shadow, and fatalism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3179\" data-end=\"3737\"\u003eA major part of this film’s importance lies in the presence of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3242\" data-end=\"3257\"\u003eEiichi Kudo\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the essential postwar Japanese genre directors. Best known for bringing visual severity, stark contrast, and moral fatalism to both samurai and yakuza material, Kudo was an ideal choice for a film built on collapse, disillusionment, and doomed youth. Toei itself describes the film as being rendered through Kudo’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"3581\" data-end=\"3622\"\u003edynamic interplay of light and shadow\u003c\/strong\u003e, and that sensibility is visible not only in the film but in this billboard’s design language. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3739\" data-end=\"3829\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3739\" data-end=\"3769\"\u003eThe cast and period energy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3769\" data-end=\"3772\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3772\" data-end=\"3829\"\u003eYoung faces, countercultural presence, veteran weight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3831\" data-end=\"4400\"\u003eThe cast is especially interesting because it brings together \u003cstrong data-start=\"3893\" data-end=\"3910\"\u003eJinpachi Nezu\u003c\/strong\u003e at the centre with a volatile 1970s supporting ensemble: \u003cstrong data-start=\"3968\" data-end=\"3983\"\u003eRyudo Uzaki\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3985\" data-end=\"4006\"\u003eShigeru Matsuzaki\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"4008\" data-end=\"4024\"\u003eMieko Harada\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"4026\" data-end=\"4044\"\u003eGuts Ishimatsu\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"4046\" data-end=\"4066\"\u003eHiroki Matsukata\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"4068\" data-end=\"4088\"\u003eTsutomu Yamazaki\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"4090\" data-end=\"4106\"\u003eMikio Narita\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"4108\" data-end=\"4123\"\u003eKayo Matsuo\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"4129\" data-end=\"4149\"\u003eShingo Yamashiro\u003c\/strong\u003e. The inclusion of figures associated with contemporary music and counterculture gave the production a distinct late-1970s energy, setting it apart from the earlier, more classically coded entries in the series. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4402\" data-end=\"4498\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4402\" data-end=\"4437\"\u003eThe film this poster represents\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4440\" data-end=\"4498\"\u003eOsaka, North Kyushu, and the destruction of friendship\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4500\" data-end=\"5080\"\u003eThe narrative moves through \u003cstrong data-start=\"4528\" data-end=\"4554\"\u003eOsaka and North Kyushu\u003c\/strong\u003e, tracing how a younger cohort becomes trapped in a syndicate power struggle far larger than themselves. What begins as comradeship becomes obligation, then betrayal, and finally outright war. 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