{"product_id":"true-account-of-hishakaku-a-wolf-s-honor-実録-飛車角-狼どもの仁義-original-japanese-movie-poster-1974-first-release-b2-size-51-73-cm-za802-copy","title":"“True Account of Hishakaku: A Wolf’s Honor” \/ 「実録・飛車角 狼どもの仁義」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1974, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA839","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"424\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"199\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"219\"\u003e1974\u003c\/strong\u003e for the first release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"290\"\u003eTrue Account of Hishakaku: A Wolf’s Honor\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ 「実録・飛車角 狼どもの仁義」, a hard-edged \u003cstrong data-start=\"323\" data-end=\"359\"\u003eToei jitsuroku-style yakuza film\u003c\/strong\u003e directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"391\"\u003eShinji Murayama\u003c\/strong\u003e and starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"423\"\u003eBunta Sugawara\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"750\"\u003eReleased by \u003cstrong data-start=\"438\" data-end=\"446\"\u003eToei\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1974, the film belongs to the raw, documentary-inflected yakuza cycle that followed the success of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"591\"\u003eBattles Without Honor and Humanity\u003c\/strong\u003e series. 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