Street Mobster (1972)

Humble beginnings

Playing like a prototype to his later Battles Without Honor and Humanity series, Steet Mobster is a pivotal work in the yakuza movie genre and the career of director Kinji Fukasaku. Portraying an abrasive portrait of the rise and fall of a reckless street punk caught in the crossfire of a bloody turf war raging in the mean streets of Kawazaki, Bunta Sugawara's utterly unhinged performance combined with Fukasaku's incredible camera work makes this chaotic and disturbingly vile tale truly come to life.