Rating: R
Genre:
Crime
Release Date: 01/23/2007
SubTitles: English/Por
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 112 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Nudity, Not For Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
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