The Yakuza (1975)
- Starring:
- Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura, (more)
- Director(s):
- Sydney Pollack
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Between making They Way We Were and Three Days of The Condor, Sydney Pollack directed this little-seen thriller from a script by Paul Schrader and Robert Towne. The Yakuza stars Robert Mitchum as Harry Kilmer, a former soldier who returns to Japan to help rescue the daughter of his friend George Tanner (Brian Keith). Once he arrives in the country, Kilmer discovers that the daughter has been kidnapped by the Japanese mafia, called the Yakuza. In order to battle the ruthless organized crime outfit and save the girl, Kilmer finds himself left with few options and reluctantly enlists the help of his old nemesis, Tanaka (Ken Takakura). The film was later re-titled The Brotherhood of the Yakuza and was originally shown in a 123-minute cut. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 112 mins
Complete Cast:
- Robert Mitchum - Harry Kilmer
- Brian Keith - George Tanner
- Richard Jordan - Dusty
- Christina Kokubo - Hanako
- William Ross - Tanner's Bodyguard
- Kyosuke Mashida - Kato Jiro
- Go Eiji - Spider
- M. Hisaka - Boyfriend
- Ken Takakura - Ken Tanaka
- Herb Edelman - Wheat
- James Shigeta - Goro
- Denis Akiyama - Tono's Bodyguard
- Eiji Okada - Tono Toshiro
- Lee Chitillo - Louise Tanner
- Harada - Goro's Doorman
- Keiko Kishi - Tanaka Eiko
- Director(s):
- Sydney Pollack
- Writer(s):
- Robert Towne, Paul Schrader
- Producer(s):
- Sydney Pollack
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Nudity, Violence)
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