New Battles Without Honor and Humanity (2000 film)

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity (Japanese: 新・仁義なき戦い。, Hepburn: Shin Jingi Naki Tatakai.), also known as Another Battle, is a 2000 Japanese yakuza film directed by Junji Sakamoto. It is a remake of Kinji Fukasaku's Battles Without Honor and Humanity series from the 1970s, which were adapted from a series of newspaper articles by journalist Kōichi Iiboshi,[1] that were rewrites of a manuscript originally written by real-life yakuza Kōzō Minō while he was in prison.

For the instrumental piece by Tomoyasu Hotei, see Battle Without Honor or Humanity.
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Directed byJunji Sakamoto
Produced byYukiko Shii
Izumi Toyoshima
Toshio Zushi
Written byKōji Takada
Kōichi Iiboshi (story)
StarringEtsushi Toyokawa
Tomoyasu Hotei
Shō Aikawa
Ittoku Kishibe
Kōichi Satō
Music byTomoyasu Hotei
CinematographyNorimichi Kasamatsu
Edited byTakeo Araki
Distributed byToei
Release date
November 25, 2000
Running time
109 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Rock musician Tomoyasu Hotei, who plays Tochino Masatatsu, wrote the soundtrack to the film. Its title piece would be reworked and retitled "Battle Without Honor or Humanity" and go on to become a hit both in Japan and internationally. The film was followed by New Battles Without Honor and Humanity/Murder, or Another Battle/Conspiracy, directed by Hajime Hashimoto in 2003.

Synopsis

While the film is a remake of the original Battles Without Honor and Humanity series, it has no direct similarities. Set in Osaka, it focuses on former childhood friends Kadoya Kaneo (Etsushi Toyokawa) and Tochino Masatatsu (Tomoyasu Hotei) as their lives cross paths again. Kaneo is now a yakuza member, while Masatatsu is a nightclub owner with a distaste for crime gangs. When a yakuza boss dies, a struggle for his position takes place between Kaneo's boss Awano (Ittoku Kishibe) and the young Nakahira (Kōichi Satō). Nakahira's men try to extort money from Masatatsu, bringing him in between a yakuza battle.[2]

Cast

Awards

Soundtrack
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Soundtrack album by
Tomoyasu Hotei
ReleasedNovember 29, 2000
GenreSoundtrack
Length34:42
LabelEMI Music Japan
ProducerTomoyasu Hotei

The soundtrack to the film was composed and performed by Tomoyasu Hotei, who plays Tochino Masatatsu, with the London Session Orchestra also performing on several tracks. It was released on November 29, 2000 as (新・仁義なき戦い そしてその映画音楽).[4] The first track is the theme of the original 1970's series, composed by Toshiaki Tsushima, while the second is Hotei's version of the same song, which would later be re-titled "Battle Without Honor or Humanity" and become internationally known. The soundtrack peaked at number 41 on the Oricon chart,[5] while "Born to Be Free", which was released as a single earlier in the year, reached number 14.[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tomoyasu Hotei, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Battles Without Honor and Humanity Theme" (仁義なき戦いのテーマ, music by Toshiaki Tsushima)1:57
2."New Battles Without Honor and Humanity Theme" (新・仁義なき戦いのテーマ)2:28
3.Untitled (男の背中)0:46
4.Untitled (運命の再会)1:10
5.Untitled (黒の予感)2:15
6.Untitled (忘れられない過去)1:22
7."Conspiracy" (陰謀, music by Simon Hale)3:25
8.Untitled (オトシマエ)2:34
9."Confusion" (混乱)0:52
10.Untitled (復讐という名の仁義)1:39
11."Crisis" (危機)1:58
12.Untitled (○○○の世の中)1:34
13.Untitled (最愛の友)3:46
14.Untitled (永遠の別れ)0:53
15.Untitled (仁義なき戦い/愛のテーマ)1:33
16."Born to Be Free (Movie)" (BORN TO BE FREE(劇場版))3:41
17."New Battles Without Honor and Humanity Theme/Reprise" (新・仁義なき戦いのテーマ/REPRISE)2:25
18."Born to Be Free" (BORN TO BE FREE)5:24
Total length:34:42

References
  1. D., Chris (2005). Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film. I.B. Tauris. pp. 9–10, 23. ISBN 1-84511-086-2. Archived from the original on 2008-01-19.
  2. Schilling, Mark (2000-11-21). "'SHIN JINGI NAKI TATAKAI': Can't keep a good hood down". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  3. "Awards for Another Battle (2000)". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  4. 新・仁義なき戦い そしてその映画音楽 (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  5. 布袋寅泰のアルバム売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  6. 布袋寅泰のシングル売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
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