YAKUZA WOLF 1 & 2 (Eureka Classics) Two-Disc - Blu-ray

A duo of ultra-violent yakuza thrillers starring the late great Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba.

In the Spaghetti Western inspired I Perform Murder, a mysterious black-clad killer (Chiba) with a personal vendetta against the yakuza manipulates two rival clans in order to draw out his targets, leading to a climactic bloody shootout that must be seen to be believed.

Then, in Extend my Condolences, Chiba plays a criminal who is betrayed and sent to prison. After serving his time, he wages war on the yakuza, eventually raiding the mansion of the crime boss who turned on him in a spectacular, action-packed climax that would later be directly homaged by John Woo in A Better Tomorrow II.

STANDARD EDITION TWO DISC BLU-RAY FEATURES:

1080p presentations of both films across two Blu-ray discs, from restorations of the original film elements by Toei | Original Japanese mono audio | Optional English Subtitles | Feature length audio commentaries on both films by Mike Leeder and Arne Venema | Lone Wolves: Yojimbo, Django and Yakuza Wolf – featurette by Howard Hughes looking at the spaghetti Western influences on Yakuza Wolf, and the broader influence Japanese cinema had on the Western genre | Original theatrical trailers