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The Yakuza

The Yakuza
★ 7.1/10•1974•1h 52m•R•Crime•Drama•Thriller

A man never forgets. A man pays his debts.

When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.

Robert Towne · Screenplay

Sydney Pollack · Director

Paul Schrader · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 52m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 21, 1974
Budget$5,000,000
Revenue$1,500,000

Actors

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Harry Kilmer

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Tanaka Ken

Eiji Okada

Eiji Okada

Tono

Herb Edelman

Herb Edelman

Wheat

Richard Jordan

Richard Jordan

Dusty

James Shigeta

James Shigeta

Goro

Keiko Kishi

Keiko Kishi

Eiko

Christina Kokubo

Christina Kokubo

Hanako

Kyōsuke Machida

Kyōsuke Machida

Kato

Brian Keith

Brian Keith

George Tanner

Eiji Gō

Eiji Gō

Spider

Lee Chirillo

Louise

M. Hisaka

Boyfriend

William Ross

William Ross

Tanner's Guard

Akiyama

Tono's Guard

Harada

Goro's Doorman

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