Japan Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics returned 17.1× its production cost, earning $2.1M against a $125K budget — one of the highest-return Japan films in our catalog.
Synopsis
仁義なき戦い 頂上作戦
As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under pressure from the public and the press, adding a new dimension in the war for power among the yakuza families of Hiroshima.
The 1973–1975 Japan Window
71 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics sits at position #20.
#1Great Mazinger
★ 8.1 · 1974
#2Dersu Uzala
★ 8.0 · 1975
#3The Last Samurai
★ 7.8 · 1974
#4Lady Snowblood
★ 7.6 · 1973
#5Pastoral: To Die in the Country
★ 7.6 · 1974
#6Ikkyū-san
★ 7.5 · 1975
#7Belladonna of Sadness
★ 7.4 · 1973
#8Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
★ 7.4 · 1973
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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: Police Tactics premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 41m runtime, production spent $1K per minute on screen and earned $21K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,180 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (52nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #151 of 402 (top 38%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Company |
| Runtime | 1h 41m |
| Release Date | January 15, 1974 |
| IMDb | tt0071696 |