Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Brutally violent and tense
Cathartic and nostalgic
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, history, and class and money
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
Brutally violent and tense
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics is brutally violent, tense, and thrilling.
Cathartic and nostalgic
Emotionally, it's cathartic and nostalgic.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Crime, history, and class and money
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around crime, history, and class and money. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The direction, performances, and characters stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics is included with a subscription to Philo in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72/100 (IMDb 7.3). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 41 min
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics runs 1 h 41 min.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $125,000 to make and earned $2 million worldwide, 17.1 times its budget.
It was made in Japanese. Produced in Japan.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics in 6 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
7.3
