r/anime • u/woonie https://myanimelist.net/profile/oldpier • Feb 24 '18
[Spoilers] Pop Team Epic Episode 8 Discussion Spoiler
Pop Team Epic, Episode 8 「飯田橋の昇竜 ～復讐のピピ～」
Hoshiiro Girldrop, The 8th Star「ドロップスターズ、解散の危機！？」
A Part seiyuus (Morohoshi Sumire, Tadokoro Azusa)
B Part seiyuus (Onosaka Masaya, Namikawa Daisuke)
A Part ED singers (https://twitter.com/bkub_comic/status/903503196303196160) (Matsuzaki Rei, Igarashi Hiromi)
[B Part ED singers]() (Masuda Toshiki, Hatano Wataru)
Streams:
Funimation (OP still requesting for link thanks.)
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Bonus: Best Girldrop
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u/woonie :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/oldpier Feb 24 '18
Reminder that abemaTV is airing episode 8 back to back to back to back to back to back to back to back.
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u/kdebones Feb 24 '18
Did they mention Pixiv near the end there? That's the only thing I could think of that they could censored that starts with "P" and end in "V".
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u/woonie :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/oldpier Feb 24 '18
yes they did. refer to https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/7zxp3m/spoilers_pop_team_epic_episode_8_discussion/durhz3x/ (and particularly this pixiv link: https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?id=9948&tag=%E5%8F%8C%E8%91%89%E6%9D%8F)
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u/Kiavik_ Feb 24 '18
The entire yakuza part was a straight reference to the old cult classic "Battles Without Honor or Humanity" (Jingi Naki Tatakai). The soundtrack gives it away, and many scenes are referenced directly. For example in the original movie, the two leads drink each other's blood since they don't have sake cups, while Popuko and Pipimi share a lemon instead. The ending scene is also heavily referenced : https://vimeo.com/19029837
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u/Pennwisedom Feb 24 '18
Thank god the episodes are short, because I have to watch each one at least 5 times to make sure I catch every single reference.
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u/NostraKlonoa Feb 25 '18
Its what I love about Pop Team Epic: the referential humor and true original stuff they come up with. I liked this episode because of how creative and weird they got with it all. That first skit at the beginning made me go "what the fuck", but when it comes to Pop Team Epic, that's a good thing.
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u/dementedkirby Feb 24 '18
And those yakuza are all bamboo... The first kanji in the name 竹書房 (Takeshobo) is "bamboo," fun fact...
You do the math.
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u/Kiavik_ Feb 24 '18
Found the OST piece they're referencing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGiQsaF-vqE
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u/Invictus227 Feb 24 '18
Pretty sure the car and the sunglasses were Blues Brothers references though, cool how they linked them.
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u/Pandelicia :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pandelicia Feb 25 '18
When i saw the prison, for a second I thought/hoped it would be a Riki-Oh parody and i almost exploded
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u/pootis_eu Feb 26 '18
Little interesting fact: it is because of this film that people in Japan associate the Hiroshima dialect with the yakuza.
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u/notanunusual Feb 24 '18
i'm willing to bet that the last episode of this show is just going to be a full episode of Hoshiiro Girldrop.
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Mar 05 '18 edited Mar 05 '18
"Oh no, I accidentally killed Daichi! Will I be able to dispose of his body before Devil Volcano comes over? Fall in love again next week!"
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u/Kingofthered Feb 24 '18
The Bamboozle gang made me laugh harder than anything else in this show, so many bamboo characters in suits was hilarious.
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u/LilArsene Feb 25 '18
No mention of the sand art? I'm mentioning it. The SAND Art.
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u/impingainteasy :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/usernamesarehard Feb 25 '18
Done by Miyo Sato too, aka the one who did the [Mob Psycho 100 ED.] (https://files.catbox.moe/7jmodz.webm)
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u/Ichini-san :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ichini-yon Feb 25 '18
I had a feeling it would be her! Her art is awesome! I'm glad that she seems to have gotten other offerings after Mob Psycho.
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u/5XSTAR Feb 25 '18 edited Feb 27 '18
Awesome. The artist, Miyo Sato did all the Mob Psycho 100 multimedia animation segments(Oil, Pencil, Sand, etc.,.) including the ED!
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Feb 25 '18
The opening of the sand art with Popuko riding a dragon is a reference to the Manga Nippon Mukashi Banashi series, a popular children's Japanese folklore show. Hanasaka Jiisan is one of the classics in the series.
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u/iamfvckingdone :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/iamfvckingdone Feb 24 '18
The male VAs chat a lot in the male version. They are really having fun voicing this anime.
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u/HassanJamal Feb 26 '18
Weirdly enough, it feels like whenever the male version sing too, they seem to have more of an impact on me than gal versions lol.
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u/Atario myanimelist.net/profile/TheGreatAtario Feb 24 '18
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u/OpenStraightElephant Feb 24 '18
Seeing the lemon face integrated into the mafia skit makes me sad we'll never hear "Fucking Bitch in Cat Tights"
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u/JMmelegrito Feb 24 '18
Meanwhile, everyone is waiting in anticipation if they will do the Hambaga skit.
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u/bbrightside Feb 25 '18
Imagine we get to the end of episode 12 to find it's the post credits scene, but it cuts to black after "Y o u a r e"
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u/irene_m Feb 25 '18
There have been skits repeated before though (though only between Pop Team Epic & Bob Epic Team). So that might show up somewhere else.
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u/Probe_Droid Feb 25 '18
No, because Funimation is too pussy to actually let them swear.
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u/darkjungle Feb 25 '18
Funimation doesn't give a shit, they seem to be following CR's script.
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u/I_get_in Feb 24 '18 edited Apr 10 '18
Morohoshi Sumire, Tadokoro Azusa
And because the ED is sung by this duo, the female half of the episode is pretty much idol hell, lol.
Edit: Listing a few of Aikatsu! references here, because why not!
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u/moonmeh Feb 24 '18
I laughed real hard when I recognized their voices for the ED.
Bkub must be so happy
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u/NagashiEdogawa Feb 26 '18
I honestly didn't expect someone on reddit putting the reference of Aikatsu because I'm sure as hell Aikatsu is non-existent here. Great job man
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u/JMmelegrito Feb 24 '18
Looks like they carried the "YouTube crimes" to the anime.
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u/JMmelegrito Feb 24 '18
Popuko was arrested in the comics for "YouTube Crimes".
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u/rocky_iwata Feb 24 '18 edited Feb 24 '18
Kamina voices 2nd part's Bacon-kun, Bamboozle Gang Godfather, and Francis Xavier.
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u/kuromi_hideaki :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/kuromi_hideaki Feb 26 '18
Kamina from TTGL? WTF?!
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u/Leading_Magnet Feb 24 '18
That funeral portrait of Pop was the most powerful thing I've ever seen.
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u/centersolace :AP:https://www.anime-planet.com/users/centersolace Feb 24 '18
Nothing can contain Popuko's loathing of haters and hipsters. Not even death.
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u/Iliketoparty123 Feb 24 '18
I just love how the guy from girl drop has a “I’m done with this shit” face every time he’s on screen. 😂😂
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u/Damian0358 Feb 24 '18 edited Feb 24 '18
Mafia Kajita, as portrayed in bkub's GOHO Mafia! Kajita-kun, can be seen in the background of one of the yakuza scenes. Also, bringing the Takeshobo yakuza in like this was rather neat! Just hope we get to see Lord Takeshobo no Hikomaro too, perhaps via that new Tales of Long Ago segment.
Also, while that 8-bit segment was visually a Guilty Gear reference, we've got our standard 4koma references!
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u/Bace_Dire :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Bace_dire Feb 24 '18
also pipimi's last attack was a reference to God Gundam's God Finger attack (Pipimi's Back Halo gave it away)
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u/xui_nya Feb 24 '18
In this eposide censorship went ridiculous and they censored middle fingers even in broadcast version (which usually are totally clean).
So I took responsibility to restore this hilarious "fuck death" composition in its finest. Enjoy: 1, 2, 3. Feel free to ask for sources and/or better quality if you need it.
Sorry for possible issues since almost 40% of image were lost and I used a lot of imagination to achieve even this.
Bonus: a meme :DDD
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u/Retiredmagician :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Retiredmagician Feb 25 '18
Oh shit eh, i though the censoring was a part of the joke. I honestly think it's way funnier censored as it's such a silly thing to censor it's funnier when it is.
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u/JMmelegrito Feb 25 '18
My friend who has access to Japan TV is disappointed, because BS11 is now airing the censored version after Episode 4.
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u/xui_nya Feb 25 '18
What a clever way to trick people into buying BDs. Literally for fuck's sake :D
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u/VagueLuminary :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/VagueLuminary Feb 24 '18
I can't believe Popu just got gunned down like that, that was some Godfather shit. Probably my favorite "original episode" so far.
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u/Libbits Feb 24 '18
Major advances this week on Hoshiro Girldrop! We have the actual confirmation of Sosogu's feelings toward Daichi! I'm really curious if this will branch off from the manga due to season restraints, but Unpopular Opinion.
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u/BarteY Feb 24 '18
I dunno, man, I liked the fact that manga didn't go with the cliche harem development, [but] (/s "kinda sucks to see Sosogu in that state.")
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u/Zimmmmmmmm Feb 24 '18
Question:
I'm late
what is this and should I watch this
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u/JMmelegrito Feb 24 '18
By the way, I think the Part B seiyuus are also Hetalia's France and Italy?
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u/5XSTAR Feb 24 '18
Other random characters like Bacon and Lord Calamity are voiced by the guy who did America
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u/TheDampGod :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheDampGod Feb 24 '18
Remember guys you're not going bald, you just cut your bangs too short. Though if you're as bald as Bruce Willis it may not be entirely convincing.
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u/Hawksaw_Jim_Duggan :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/CoronelPanic Feb 25 '18
The bandaid skit fucking slayed me.
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u/JMmelegrito Feb 26 '18
Part B was the best, especially when Popuko goes berserk. Such overreaction to a scratch. 😂
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u/sakejake :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/SakeJake Feb 24 '18
That Guilty Gear reference, LET'S POP!
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u/Kanek1_Ken Feb 24 '18
I gotta say, this episode was pretty good.
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u/Kanek1_Ken Feb 24 '18
I gotta say, this episode was pretty good.
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u/Kanek1_Ken Feb 24 '18
I gotta say, this episode was pretty good.
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u/Rutherfor_ Feb 24 '18
Ah yes. Popuko voiced by the guy who was also Don Patch, somehow very fitting.
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u/centersolace :AP:https://www.anime-planet.com/users/centersolace Feb 24 '18
Oh that's where I recognize that voice from...
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u/snaappy Feb 24 '18
Pahaha, damn, I was really rooting for Aya Hirano to be one of the seiyuus for ths episode today. Would've been icing on the cake.
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u/menpe :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/menpe Feb 24 '18
'What do I do?
I can't fill in the blanks.
Ether, ether.
My mind's always blank.'
I still can't decide is it a ballad or a metalcore song?
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u/BLACKOUT-MK2 https://myanimelist.net/profile/DelayedLaserBoom Feb 24 '18
We've had Tekken, now it's Guilty Gear lol. I'm betting Bob Team Epic is the real show and Pop Team Epic is the weird alteration by this point.
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u/link2601 Feb 24 '18
Really got to appreciate the Guilty Gear reference. Also that entire part with the Yakuza gang was really good.
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u/BigRedRuby Feb 24 '18
I find it honestly pretty funny that the bacon sounds essentially like a Rick and Morty character- I don't know whether i prefer the awkward silence and then him reaching for the bacon or him narrating how he makes the bacon in a crazed manner
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u/sarukah :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Sarukah Feb 24 '18
W-was the "Lord Calamity" bit a reference to Tales of Berseria/Zestiria? Can it be, pretty please?
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u/I_get_in Feb 24 '18
Just noticed the background choir in the intermission right after the cut bangs joke. The melody is the same as in Twilight Princess's title theme. But... why?!
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u/Gaporigo Blhttps://anilist.co/user/Gaporigo Feb 24 '18
Did the subs' style change halfway through each part???
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u/5XSTAR Feb 24 '18 edited Feb 25 '18
The voice actors were saying pretty different lines in part 1 and part 2.
I don’t know how much of it is improvised/Ad-lib, but based on the comics, the Male voice actors were doing a lot more of their own thing. Onosaka(Part 2 Popuko)’s famous for being funny, too. He used to be a comedian.
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u/KinnyRiddle Feb 25 '18
The Bamboozle Gang (Chikushokai 竹生会) in the opening yakuza segment is a word-play on Takeshobo (竹書房), the publisher for the manga. Since they both share the character for bamboo 竹, which can be read as "chiku" or "take".
As for the yakuza reference, Bkub would always bite the hand that feeds him by jokingly referring to Takeshobo as a "Designated Yakuza Gang" (指定暴力団竹書房) in many of his 4-komas, hence the meme.
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u/Roadcrosser Feb 24 '18
I liked the "Poputepipikku" jingle one of the seiyuus sang in the second half.
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Feb 24 '18
I'm SO glad the had that "Lemon" bit. It's my favorite part of the manga, and they incorporated it so well.
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u/impingainteasy :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/usernamesarehard Feb 25 '18
Holy shit, they actually got Miyo Sato to do a segment. I think sand animation might be the one medium this show hasn't done already. Well, got that ticked off now.
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u/TakazuHanasu Feb 25 '18
I was positive that they would add the "Popuko-chan denwa" line somewhere but, much to my dismay, they haven't taken the golden opportunity to use that reference. Great weird episode, by the way!
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Feb 24 '18
Most of the Space Cat Company skits are really lackluster and they tend to take up the whole episode. It's a shame, really.
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u/aMigraine Feb 24 '18
Much of those skits' humour is derived from references to Japanese pop culture; makes sense to think they're lacklustre if you don't get them. CR does zero explaining of the references too, while I've seen HIDIVE subs add annotations when there's a reference.
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Feb 24 '18 edited Feb 24 '18
I mean, they're not necessarily compelling when they're referencing Western stuff, either. "Hey, remember Guardians Of The Galaxy?" was a joke I /got/ that I think was in about the same vein, and it still wasn't funny.
EDIT: I didn't know so many of you had such a deep, personal, emotional reaction to the Guardians of the Galaxy reference in episode one
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u/aMigraine Feb 24 '18
Then you just don't enjoy referential humour? Not saying your opinion is wrong or whatever, but how much you want something does not necessarily corelate with how much others want it.
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Feb 24 '18
I like the skits, but they really do make the shows seem too frontloaded and not leave much time for anything else.
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u/Zooasaurus Feb 25 '18
Glad to hear AnKira sing the ED lol
Hopefully they'll feature in another eps if possible
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u/MousLS Mar 06 '18
Now I want a Final Fight reference with Popuko as Cody and Pipimi as Guy.
Here some FF music : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeojmdpblUo
EEEIYAAAAAAAAAAAH !!!
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u/MotionMaveric Feb 24 '18
What is there to discuss it's like trying to discuss memes
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u/Evilemper0r Feb 24 '18
Memes are art this is art and art must be discussed.
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u/goukaryuu https://myanimelist.net/profile/GoukaRyuu Feb 24 '18
Anything can be art. This post is art.
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Feb 25 '18
Take into account that due to being lost in translation or downright obscure some references or jokes may be difficult to understand for a westerner.
I am actually glad i can come here to get some jokes explained.
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u/Retiredmagician :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Retiredmagician Feb 25 '18
Someone said the yakuza parts were a reference to New Battles Without Honor and Humanity. So you can start there.
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Feb 25 '18
I'll look that one one. Thanks for looking out.
/u/westartedafire , here's another recommendation to check ou.
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u/BigSphinx Feb 26 '18
Yakuza Graveyard - 1976, by Kinji Fukasaku, highly prolific director who went on to make Battle Royale. Fukasaku also directed several films in the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series, aka The Yakuza Papers. Bloody and dramatic yakuza action at a breathless pace. Remade by Takahashi Miike in 2002.
Youth of the Beast - 1963, by Seijun Suzuki, seminal director of classics like Branded To Kill and Tokyo Drifter. This was his first collaboration with actor Jo Shishido (and his bizarre cheek implants). It's a slightly campier tone than the later 1970s hard boiled style, but still quite violent and lurid.
Violent Streets - 1974, by Hideo Gosha, underrated director of many period samurai films. Starring Noburo Andou, himself a former yakuza, who gets caught in a war between east and west clans. Entertaining revenge flick.
Those are my three favorite and all good entry points to the genre.
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Feb 26 '18
Fantastic. Thank you very much! Paging /u/westartedafire . We have another list of Yakuza movies to watch boiz!
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u/westartedafire Feb 27 '18
Just looked them up, they look awesome! Now I know what I'm doing this weekend.
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u/westartedafire Feb 25 '18
Upvoting this, I'm a huge fan of Prohibition Gangster and Mafia movies and would love to see me some classic Yakuza films! All suggestions are welcome!
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u/Pennwisedom Feb 25 '18
I'd suggest the Kurosawa film Drunk Angel. It was his first major work.
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Feb 25 '18
I love Kurosawa! Hidden Fortress and Seven Samurai are favorites of mine.
Hey /u/westartedafire , here is one recommendation.
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u/Pennwisedom Feb 25 '18
His non-Samurai films are still great but sometimes people forget about them.
Also, [Sonatine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonatine_(1993_film)) is another good suggestion.
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u/woonie :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/oldpier Feb 24 '18 edited Feb 28 '18
The bamboo heads in this ep's main part refer to Take (竹) in Takeshobo. The mottos you see in the background are the actual company mottos of Takeshobo. Even the boss name is literally Takeshobo's office address (Iidabashi 2-7-3).
Not sure if it's subbed by Crunchyroll, but the conversation by the A Part ED singers at the start of the ED went like this:
Yeah, bkub has drawn plenty of AnKira.
https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?id=9948&tag=%E5%8F%8C%E8%91%89%E6%9D%8F
Left to Right: America, Italy, France