Japan Synopsis
仁義なき戦い 代理戦争
Shozo Hirono has managed to separate from the Yamamori family and create his own small family, and extend his circle of acquaintances. These new friendships include a powerful underboss of the Muraoka family, Noboru Uchimoto.
The 1972–1974 Japan Window
69 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War sits at position #12.
#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
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War. 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: Proxy War premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,425 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 Action productions specifically: #615 of 1,714 (top 36%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Company |
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Release Date | September 25, 1973 |
| IMDb | tt0070244 |