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.
The 1972–1974 Japan Window
69 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima sits at position #11.
#1Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
★ 8.5 · 1972
#2Great Mazinger
★ 8.1 · 1974
#3Mazinger Z
★ 7.9 · 1972
#4The Last Samurai
★ 7.8 · 1974
#5Lady Snowblood
★ 7.6 · 1973
#6Pastoral: To Die in the Country
★ 7.6 · 1974
#7Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
★ 7.5 · 1972
#8Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
★ 7.5 · 1972
Other Titles From Toei Company
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |