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The Yakuza is a 1974 American drama, action, and crime film directed by Sydney Pollack, who also served as producer. The screenplay was written by Paul Schrader and Robert Towne, with music composed by Dave Grusin. The cast includes Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura, Brian Keith, and Herb Edelman. Production involved Warner Bros. Entertainment and Toei Company, with filming taking place in Malibu and Japan.
The narrative is set in Tokyo. The film has a runtime of 112 minutes and was released in various dates throughout late 1974 and 1975. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix, including via video on demand. The production had a budget of 5,000,000 and generated 1,500,000 in revenue. Critical reception includes a review score of 6.8 out of 10 and 60 percent, alongside a TMDb vote average of 7.2 and an IMDb rating of 7.2.
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7.1When 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.
Cast
- Robert Mitchum as Harry Kilmer
- Ken Takakura as Tanaka Ken
- Eiji Okada as Tono
- Herb Edelman as Wheat
- Richard Jordan as Dusty
- James Shigeta as Goro
Themes
- japan
- kidnapping
- yakuza
- mafia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Sydney Pollack
- Screenwriter
- Robert Towne
- Composer
- Dave Grusin
- Producer
- Sydney Pollack
- Production company
- Toei Company
- Narrative location
- Tokyo
- Filming location
- Japan
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 991550
- Performer
- Dave Grusin
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1975-08-28
- title
- The Yakuza
- distributed by
- Netflix
- costume designer
- Dorothy Jeakins
- review score
- 60%
- capital cost
- 5000000
- box office
- 1500000
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