The Yakuza
A man never forgets. A man pays his debts.
1974 | 112m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Sydney Pollack |
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| Writer: | Paul Schrader, Leonard Schrader, Robert Towne |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 21, 1974 |
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| Director: | Sydney Pollack |
| Writer: | Paul Schrader, Leonard Schrader, Robert Towne |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | japan, mafia, kidnapping, yakuza |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Toei Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,500,000
Budget: $5,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Paul Schrader | Screenplay |
| Leonard Schrader | Story |
| Don Guidice | Editor |
| Thomas Stanford | Editor |
| Kōzō Okazaki | Director of Photography |
| Stephen B. Grimes | Production Design, Second Unit Director |
| Arthur Piantadosi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ed Scheid | Sound Effects Designer |
| Fredric Steinkamp | Editor |
| Yoshiyuki Ishida | Art Direction |
| Gary Morris | Makeup Artist |
| Richard Parker | Special Effects |
| Basil Fenton-Smith | Sound Mixer |
| Dave Grusin | Original Music Composer |
| Sydney Pollack | Director |
| Robert Towne | Screenplay |
| Dorothy Jeakins | Costume Design |
| Bill Saito | Stunts |
| Michael D. Moore | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sydney Pollack | Producer |
| Michael Hamilburg | Co-Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 10 |
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