@@soempaing2436 That ain't living. That's the death of the soul. The surrendering of spirit. The end of manhood and the birth of cowardice and shame. Do not pity a coward. Shun and shame them at every opportunity.
0:28 It is not a "toy bamboo sword" it is a "bokken" and is usually made out of Japanese Oak which unlike European Oak floats in water, is moderately hard and more resilient to shocks, making it an ideal wood for manufacturing this practice weapon used in Kenjutsu and Aikido. Bokken are safer for sparring and practice than a katana, they are still lethal weapons in the hands of trained users. A famous legend to this effect exists involves Miyamoto Musashi, a ronin known to fight fully armed foes with only one or two bokken.
Miyamoto Musashi fashioned a long Bokken from a boat oar and beat Sasaki Kojirō to death with it. This was to prevent Sasaki's range from being an advantage in the duel since Sasaki's sword was longer and he was taller. Sasaki's students found it to be a dishonor to their teacher.
@@kacklerot Thanks for the extra information, I practiced Aikido for about 2 years when I was much younger. I have a Bokken and a Katana (modern replica) and spent some time reading about iaijutsu, kenjutsu and the history of related martial arts. That was soon after I discovered Aikido movements are derived from sword techniques. I saw some very impressive demonstrations including a 4th Dan who trapped a live katana strike to the head with his hands, right in front of his face. The practitioner inflicting the blow didn't seem to be holding back either.
lmao I thought these men were going to form a new Yakuza and get young members to fight the gang. Not a bunch of old geezers patrolling the neighborhood 😂
It's obviously got kabuki influences, not all films are intended to be gratuitously violent and that alone...the Japanese film palette is a complex one
Always good to see Beat Takeshi get work, the man is a treasure. But nobody should watch this movie without seeing Juzo Itami's A Taxing Woman first. The ultimate yakuza movie is an anti-yakuza movie. Takeshi contextualizes and humanizes yakuza; Itami, murdered by those pigs, has the last word on why those pigs shouldn't exist.
@@punkses1591 Yes 'A Taxing Woman' is a movie about a Japanese female tax inspector who goes after a Yakuza boss. The penalties for hiding from paying taxes in Japan is no joke. Maybe even more strict than the U.S. I still have the VHS videotape of this movie that was bought like 20 years ago.
This is like the Japanese version of Cohen the Barbarian from Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld... Cohen is a 90+ year old Barbarian Hero, an old, old man he is still absolutely deadly, he calls his gang "the Silver Horde" as none of them are under 80 years of age, but they are all death on wheels(one, Hamish, I think, LITERALLY Death on wheels!) one character explains to another that killing, rescuing maidens and winning against ridiculous odds against MUCH bigger Armies is all they've done, all their lives, and remarks that "Cohen DID get old, but only harder, like Oak"
Couldn't agree more yet he'll be remembered by my daughters for being in ".ost Extreme Elimination Challenge" AKA "Takeshi's Castle (1986-1989).". One of the greatest shows ever. Sunday mornings in our house were always dad making breakfast and watching MXC and "Mystery Science Theater 3000". My kids are now approaching their 40s and still talk about it. ❤❤
@@troubledcourier8795 I've watched the youth totally ruin their futures by placing old man Joe Biden in charge of spending...he has saddled them with more debt over his 50+ year career than they will ever be able to pay off...sucks for them....lol
Keihin Rengou (京浜連合) literally means Tokyo-Yokohama Alliance. Those who watch anime or play the Yakuza games might be familiar with the word "rengou" (連合) which means "alliance". e.g. Villain rengou from Boku no Hero Academia, or Omi rengou from the Yakuza games
Ojisan tachi just let your deceased friend rest in peace. Why are you dragging his corpse to everywhere. This way more scary than married vow. "Until death apart us" but yakuza "Even death apart us, we still one".
The theme of this movie is classic entertaining intense loyal unlikely friendship between criminal and cops with everyday family and people feel with funny and love for other people movie
Reminds me of the Japanese version of 'Original Gangsters', the Black adventure from the 90's with Pam Grier, Fred Williamson, Richard Roundtree, Ron O'Neal and a bunch of 70's Black action movie actors. Always good to see Takeshi Kitano in antyhing these days
It makes me think of the American movie Tough Guys. Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Eli Wallach. The plot is similar, though the characters are different and more of them in this Japanese movie. Aging criminals in a modern world trying to cope with the world around them, but still hanging on to the old ways within them. They don't take crap from anyone.
The plot strongly resembles the 2014 British film "We Still Kill The Old Way" about a group of former British mobsters, the Archer Gang, all now in their 70's or older, who take on a gang of younger hoodlums in their old neighborhood of London after the hoods kill the brother of the Archer gang's leader.
I’m just intrigued to see the entire video, I see a many olde school Japanese actors of the 80/90’s , it seems it qualifies as a classic Japanese film with bizarre plot elements and unpredictable screenplay. 😊
Some of Japan’s best actors are in this preview.. I’d like to see the movie in its entirety with original Japanese audio and subtitles. This looks like a good one.
Old guys kicking ass never gets old.
Gran Torino (Clint Eastwood)
Beware old men in professions where most men die young.
You've got there dunebuggy!!
Now that's deep. 👍
@@robertgibson6872 its an old saying among warriors.
Those who hide and run away live longer
@@soempaing2436 That ain't living. That's the death of the soul. The surrendering of spirit. The end of manhood and the birth of cowardice and shame. Do not pity a coward. Shun and shame them at every opportunity.
I've played enough Yakuza to know this doesn't end well for the thugs.
R1+△
@@orangesticker8027 Tiger Drop.
@@Supperdude9 no shit
What movies man ? Pls i need to watch some good movies
@@arnonvon The Yakuza video game series.
0:28 It is not a "toy bamboo sword" it is a "bokken" and is usually made out of Japanese Oak which unlike European Oak floats in water, is moderately hard and more resilient to shocks, making it an ideal wood for manufacturing this practice weapon used in Kenjutsu and Aikido.
Bokken are safer for sparring and practice than a katana, they are still lethal weapons in the hands of trained users. A famous legend to this effect exists involves Miyamoto Musashi, a ronin known to fight fully armed foes with only one or two bokken.
I think about that Musashi legend whenever I pick up my copy of his "The Book of Five Rings".
clark you are so correct brother!
Miyamoto Musashi fashioned a long Bokken from a boat oar and beat Sasaki Kojirō to death with it. This was to prevent Sasaki's range from being an advantage in the duel since Sasaki's sword was longer and he was taller. Sasaki's students found it to be a dishonor to their teacher.
@@kacklerot Thanks for the extra information, I practiced Aikido for about 2 years when I was much younger. I have a Bokken and a Katana (modern replica) and spent some time reading about iaijutsu, kenjutsu and the history of related martial arts.
That was soon after I discovered Aikido movements are derived from sword techniques. I saw some very impressive demonstrations including a 4th Dan who trapped a live katana strike to the head with his hands, right in front of his face. The practitioner inflicting the blow didn't seem to be holding back either.
@@MissionaryForMexico Getting hit with a Bokken during practice is not a pleasant experience :-)
lmao I thought these men were going to form a new Yakuza and get young members to fight the gang. Not a bunch of old geezers patrolling the neighborhood 😂
There's a low budget yakuza film from before about an old school yakuza boss being exiled to America. Where he forms his own gang
@@matty92k "Brother" with Takeshi Kitano
The old school criminal group are unperfected aggressive larger than life heroic but in their younger days pure villains
I’d label this film genre as an outright farcical comedy. Almost a slapstick comedy in the spirit of The Three Stooges.
It's obviously got kabuki influences, not all films are intended to be gratuitously violent and that alone...the Japanese film palette is a complex one
I’m a simple man - I see Takeshi Kitano, I click like
Always good to see Beat Takeshi get work, the man is a treasure.
But nobody should watch this movie without seeing Juzo Itami's A Taxing Woman first. The ultimate yakuza movie is an anti-yakuza movie.
Takeshi contextualizes and humanizes yakuza; Itami, murdered by those pigs, has the last word on why those pigs shouldn't exist.
It's crazy that Itami was probably murdered by the Yakuza
Is this a movie
@@punkses1591 Yes 'A Taxing Woman' is a movie about a Japanese female tax inspector who goes after a Yakuza boss. The penalties for hiding from paying taxes in Japan is no joke. Maybe even more strict than the U.S. I still have the VHS videotape of this movie that was bought like 20 years ago.
“Toy bamboo sword”? Not quiet. That’s a boken. It’s wood, and it will kill you.
I just added the same comment before finding yours.
Its a training sword but it will definitely kill
This is like the Japanese version of Cohen the Barbarian from Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld...
Cohen is a 90+ year old Barbarian Hero, an old, old man he is still absolutely deadly, he calls his gang "the Silver Horde" as none of them are under 80 years of age, but they are all death on wheels(one, Hamish, I think, LITERALLY Death on wheels!) one character explains to another that killing, rescuing maidens and winning against ridiculous odds against MUCH bigger Armies is all they've done, all their lives, and remarks that "Cohen DID get old, but only harder, like Oak"
So...that barbarian was a Jew!
4:38 that’s the actor who was the model for Nanba in Yakuza 7
This movie was honestly the best Japanese movie I’ve seen ever and it was wholesome and made sense!! It was great from an American stand point 💯💯
I've really enjoyed watching this movie. It took me back to the old days
My only regret is that I didn’t watch the full movie and spoiled it for myself cause this seems AMAZING
10 seconds in and i thought this was the case, coming down to the comments now. thank you for confirming. will be watching the full movie unspoiled.
The only thing missing from this movie is the final sequence where half a dozen bikini clad models start running around the park to Benny Hill music.
Takeshi Kitano is the best japan mafia movie maker.
Couldn't agree more yet he'll be remembered by my daughters for being in ".ost Extreme Elimination Challenge" AKA "Takeshi's Castle (1986-1989).".
One of the greatest shows ever.
Sunday mornings in our house were always dad making breakfast and watching MXC and "Mystery Science Theater 3000". My kids are now approaching their 40s and still talk about it. ❤❤
I heard that even the Yakuza clans respect him a lot
Imagine being so bad Yakuza leader that a bunch of old men gets you arrested.
Youth ALWAYS underestimates Old.
“Age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill,” I don’t remember who said this…
Everyone underestimates everyone. I've watched the old get stomped on after trying to defend themselves for doing perverted shit.
@@troubledcourier8795 I've watched the youth totally ruin their futures by placing old man Joe Biden in charge of spending...he has saddled them with more debt over his 50+ year career than they will ever be able to pay off...sucks for them....lol
@@troubledcourier8795 don't ever question youth underestimating age...age will beat youth every way to Sunday...
@@friendme12345In the movies maybe
Just like Indian movies. The law enforcement officers always appears at the end of the show when everything is settled already.
I think American films created that trope lol
It's in all kinds of movies all over the world that the police always comes after everything is done
Ok, thanks to seeing this on my recommended feed, I'll need to catch this movie and you just gained a new subscriber.
Thanks
Just subbed, cheers, I love these kind of movies.
I love it bro ❤
Thanks
@@USRecap you're welcome
Great recap ❤❤❤
I must watch this film, it looks class
Keihin Rengou (京浜連合) literally means Tokyo-Yokohama Alliance.
Those who watch anime or play the Yakuza games might be familiar with the word "rengou" (連合) which means "alliance". e.g. Villain rengou from Boku no Hero Academia, or Omi rengou from the Yakuza games
Very nice, I like it.
Cracking looking film, and what a superb cast.
That's why you don't mess with the Yakuza and the Triads
Ojisan tachi just let your deceased friend rest in peace. Why are you dragging his corpse to everywhere. This way more scary than married vow. "Until death apart us" but yakuza "Even death apart us, we still one".
The theme of this movie is classic entertaining intense loyal unlikely friendship between criminal and cops with everyday family and people feel with funny and love for other people movie
I appreciate this video !!!🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
Where can this be seen
0:04 i heard julius ceasar
Tommy Smothers at the end is hilarious!
I NEED THIS MOVIE!
The plot here becomes very complex. I’ve watched other Japanese films and they do, indeed, become much more complicated than American films.
Never underestimate old people.
They have live long experience in everything.
A wooden sword is not a toy, in the hands of an expert its lethal
HAHAHAHA, "twice, just to be sure." hahahahaha
Reminds me of the Japanese version of 'Original Gangsters', the Black adventure from the 90's with Pam Grier, Fred Williamson, Richard Roundtree, Ron O'Neal and a bunch of 70's Black action movie actors. Always good to see Takeshi Kitano in antyhing these days
I love Beat Takeshi movies.
Seems it would be easier just to watch the movie. . .Thanks for the cliff notes version, but it was a bit dry.
It's because it's an AI basically reading a wiki entry
7 old grumpy Yakuza men
The gentleman playing Ryuzu reminds me a lot of Kazushi Sakuraba
Fact
First rule of being a gangster is show respect, if they don't respect you make them fear you.
I stopped at 2:58
I want to watch the whole movie now!
Edit: I mean series.
They’re so inept and funny to the point that it’s painful to watch
Damn aniki has ages still good to see him acting if you know you know
This movie is classic entertaining mishaps loyal faithful brave heroic unperfected family funny life lessons action adventure
Your video flashes for cuts that aren’t even there, givin me a headache
moral lesson of the story...never mess with the best ..
This joke is really good: Caesar = sees her...😂😂😂😂
Thanks
It makes me think of the American movie Tough Guys. Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Eli Wallach. The plot is similar, though the characters are different and more of them in this Japanese movie. Aging criminals in a modern world trying to cope with the world around them, but still hanging on to the old ways within them. They don't take crap from anyone.
As someone would say "fear the old where the men die young"
The plot strongly resembles the 2014 British film "We Still Kill The Old Way" about a group of former British mobsters, the Archer Gang, all now in their 70's or older, who take on a gang of younger hoodlums in their old neighborhood of London after the hoods kill the brother of the Archer gang's leader.
What’s the name of this movie, please????
What’s the movie called
“Flies over a U.S. carrier … and is forced to land ..”. lol. And the weekend at Bernie’s with the dead guy lol.
As a seasoned Yakuza I can relate to this movie.
Looks good, and funny.
I gotta see this.
Watching from Greece.hi everybody.
Make no mistake.there's no such thing as retired yakuza member.ones a yakuza always a yakuza.
Looks like a Japanese version of the "Keystone Cops" ... IN REVERSE!
This is the best video to wake up
This sounds like a good movie
Wish I could find this online to watch. Only place I had seen it while searching was ebay for about $55.
Is that that the guy from Battle Royale? The teacher playing the cop roll 😂
8:55 Wait a minute, an American carrier? Let me guess the Enterprise.....if so, that would be the best comedy bit so far.
Movie name?
Wasn’t there an English remake of this movie? The setting was changed to London.
9:10 that slap 😭
This is the funniest comedy film ive ever seen
I’m just intrigued to see the entire video, I see a many olde school Japanese actors of the 80/90’s , it seems it qualifies as a classic Japanese film with bizarre plot elements and unpredictable screenplay. 😊
Takeshi Kitano finally plays a cop role 👍
this is even better than getting football highlights on the evening news. cliff notes for movies lol. damn... this is like a japanese soap opera lol.
This movie looks good is it in English or Japanese with English subs
Looks like a good movie. I want to check it out, because it looks like a good story. Fictional story.
Predictable ending, but good Lord, it was hard to follow!
A toy bamboo sword ? A shinai is not a toy.It is a Kendo training weapon.Do your homework before posting disrespectful content.
2:31 i think this guy is in yakuza song of life?
good
Reminds me of We Still Kill the Old Way
They so over the top 😂😂😂
The young have no respect for others
Some of Japan’s best actors are in this preview.. I’d like to see the movie in its entirety with original Japanese audio and subtitles. This looks like a good one.
Sounds like the Seven Samurai by Aki Kurasowa. They are old and want to die with honor in battle.
How do you retire from the Yakuza ?
Reminds me of weekend Bernie's. 😂
Old men on the block 😂
The entire time my head was like "WTF is going on"
The plot is so Japanese,
Complicated but natural
Did Murakami play as the secret assassin villan in Yakuza 6 the song of Life??
Honestly we might be criminals but sometimes criminals have a good side
Cool
Love that sign off
It’s hilarious that the elderly Yakuza members wear old people’s clothes
Youth will never outdo wisdom.
I lI’m be the one guy that pays homage to Zatoichi
One of my favorites.
I’ll be the second! That head cop was Takeshi Kitano, the second Zatoichi .
Alternate title, Grumpy Old Yen.