{"product_id":"japan-organized-crime-boss","title":"Japan Organized Crime Boss","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo major yakuza factions from Tokyo and Osaka battle over control of Yokohama, using local gangs as their proxies. Amid this violent struggle, Tsukamoto (\u003cb\u003eKoji Tsuruta\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig Time Gambling Boss\u003c\/i\u003e), the head of one of the local gangs, is released from an eight-year prison sentence. The feud forces him into action, but he learns that those pulling the strings have political connections and that he is up against overwhelming forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA predecessor to and blueprint for Fukasaku's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSympathy for the Underdog\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJapan Organised Crime Boss\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealso signals the director's first collaboration with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBunta Sugawara\u003c\/b\u003e, the later star of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBattles Without Honor and Humanity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas well as with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTomisaburo Wakayama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003ci\u003eThe Bounty Hunter Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e) and gangster-turned-movie star\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoboru Ando\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003ci\u003eEighteen Years in Prison\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBonus Materials\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 4K restoration by Toei Company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUncompressed mono PCM audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival interview with Kinji Fukasaku\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with yakuza film historian Akihiko Ito\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVisual essay on Koji Tsuruta's collaborations with Fukasaku by yakuza cinema expert Nathan Stuart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewly improved English subtitle translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MVD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45791572066348,"sku":"760137215240","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/files\/RAD082BD.jpg?v=1783785237","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/japan-organized-crime-boss","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}