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There’s an attention to detail in Brutal Tales Of Chivalry that is reminiscent of many of the classic yakuza films I love so much. Yet, when your Imperial government has sent you into an earth-shatteringly violent World War… can the underworld be the system that must save you from your own government? The film is simultaneously asking these salient and complex questions and presenting an unflappable hero on which the audience can rely to bring about righteous retribution.

FRANCHISE CHIVALRY CODE CODE

Seiji is a formidable hero on which to hang a film humble, wise, unfalteringly brave… but there’s a gray area where he himself is a part of a criminal enterprise, and the code by which he lives clearly results in bloodshed. The code seems to value stability at the expense of individual life, and many will die by the sword as the conflict plays out. Ultimately, Brutal Tales of Chivalry does live up to its title, as an exploration of one man and how his adherence to a societal code of conduct ripples throughout a town ravaged by war. As the rival clan commits increasingly flagrant acts of disrespect in an attempt to gain dominance of the local economy, it becomes more and more difficult for Seiji to keep the peace. Also a source of tension: The young men in Seiji’s clan are interested in vengeance for their master, in spite having heard his dying wish for peace. While Aya seems extremely troubled by this, she’s even more troubled by Seiji’s unwavering acceptance of the situation. The love of his life Aya (Yoshiko Mita) has married another in a bid to bolster the Yakuza clan she is a part of. His adherence to code above all else creates sore spots with other characters.

Seiji (though himself technically an underworld criminal boss) is the embodiment of the Japanese code of honor in a world where the old ways are tossed aside by a new crop of criminals smarting from a major global defeat.

His hometown in shambles and his yakuza clan shaken by the recent assassination of their boss, Seiji is named head of the clan, and tasked by his murdered predecessor to maintain peace with the rival clans at all cost.Ī code-living exemplar, Seiji’s stoic bravery and steadfastness will be the anchor of this film as wave after wave of post-war societal stress and criminal violence threaten to pull the town apart at its seams.

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In Brutal Tales Of Chivalry, (the first of a 9 film series I’ll now want to consume in its entirety) Takakura plays Seiji, a Japanese soldier returning from the failed campaign that was World War II.

FRANCHISE CHIVALRY CODE MOVIE

Having seen only two of his films (this one and The Yakuza, a film that joins the ranks of my all time favorites), I can now confidently say that Ken Takakura is a Japanese movie star incarnate a man whose films I’ll go out of my way to experience.

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