Gangs are smashing the pachinko parlor and Sonny Chiba is smoking Tiparellos. He drags an injured man to a talkative doctor who tells us the entire plot of the movie. I am used to that sort of thing watching these movies and tolerate it. One thing I can't tolerate is annoying children in movies. Sonny meets an annoying kid who is fishing.
The story is brother versus brother in the gangster business and Sonny versus samurai in the martial arts business.
The fights are overall above average. My one complaint is the shakey and too close camera technique that was sometimes used. Directors back then really needed a steady hand held camera to get the shots they wanted but it was not invented yet. They still tried to get the shot and the shakes spoiled it.
The story is brother versus brother in the gangster business and Sonny versus samurai in the martial arts business.
The fights are overall above average. My one complaint is the shakey and too close camera technique that was sometimes used. Directors back then really needed a steady hand held camera to get the shots they wanted but it was not invented yet. They still tried to get the shot and the shakes spoiled it.