Film

The Yakuza

1974 · 1h 52m · Crime · Drama · Thriller

A man never forgets. A man pays his debts.

IMDb

7.2

Rotten Tomatoes

51%

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 Mitchum

Harry Kilmer

Ken Takakura

Tanaka Ken

Eiji Okada

Tono

Herb Edelman

Wheat

Richard Jordan

Dusty

James Shigeta

Goro

Keiko Kishi

Eiko

Christina Kokubo

Hanako

Kyōsuke Machida

Kato

Brian Keith

George Tanner

Eiji Gō

Spider

Lee Chirillo

Louise

M. Hisaka

Boyfriend

William Ross

Tanner's Guard

Akiyama

Tono's Guard

Harada

Goro's Doorman

• Sydney PollackDirector · Producer
• Robert TowneScreenplay
• Paul SchraderScreenplay
• Leonard SchraderStory
• Kōzō OkazakiDirector of Photography
• Duke CallaghanDirector of Photography
• Dave GrusinOriginal Music Composer
• Thomas StanfordEditor
• Don GuidiceEditor
• Fredric SteinkampEditor

The Yakuza - Original Theatrical Trailer

Release date

December 21, 1974

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

R

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$1,500,000

Genres

Crime, Drama, Thriller

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