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The Yakuza (1975)
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Sydney Pollack Director

previously directed The Way We Were

World War II veteran Harry Kilmer (Robert Mitchum) returns to Japan to rescue the daughter of his employer, George Tanner (Brian Keith), in this tense thriller directed by Sydney Pollack. Kilmer soon discovers the girl has been kidnapped by the Japanese mafia. Unable to go up against the brutal crime syndicate alone, he reluctantly enlists the aid of his old nemesis, Ken Tanaka (Ken Takakura). Paul Schrader and Robert Towne co-wrote the script.

Writers
	Paul Schrader
	Robert Towne
	Leonard Schrader

Cast
	Robert Mitchum	Harry Kilmer
	Ken Takakura	Tanaka Ken
	Brian Keith	George Tanner
	Herb Edelman	Wheat
	Richard Jordan	Dusty
	Keiko Kishi	Eiko
	Eiji Okada	Tono
	James Shigeta	Goro
	Kyosuke Mashida	Kato
	Christina Kokubo	Hanako
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General Information Edit

Name	The Yakuza
US Release	Jan. 1, 1975
UK Release
AUS Release
Runtime	112
Language(s)	Add a new language English
Genre(s)	Add a new genre Crime Drama
Theme(s)	Add a new theme
Rating	R
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