Japan Synopsis
仁義なき戦い 広島死闘篇
Repeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka's niece. Meanwhile, the ambitions of mad dog Katsutoshi Otomo draws our series' hero, Shozo Hirono, and the other yakuza into a new round of bloodshed.
Other Titles From Toei Company
Drama + Crime in Japan
203 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima itself).
The 1972–1974 Japan Window
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima holds position #11 of 69 Japan films in the 1972–1974 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima premiered alongside 21 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other Japan films in 1973.
The 394th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
53 audience reviews — more than 65% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (65th percentile) outruns trending popularity (49th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,412 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (69th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #617 of 1,933 (top 32%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Company |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | April 28, 1973 |
| IMDb | tt0070245 |