The Yakuza

The Yakuza
The Yakuza
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sydney Pollack
Screenplay by	Paul Schrader; Robert Towne;
Story by	Leonard Schrader
Produced by	Sydney Pollack
Starring	Robert Mitchum; Ken Takakura; Brian Keith;
Cinematography	Kozo Okazaki; Duke Callaghan;
Edited by	Thomas Stanford; Don Guidice; Fredric Steinkamp (supervising);
Music by	Dave Grusin
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	December 28, 1974 (Japan); March 19, 1975 (New York and United States);
Running time	112 minutes (US)
Countries	United States; Japan;
Languages	English; Japanese
Budget	$5 million
Box office	~$1.5 million

The Yakuza is a 1974 neo-noir crime drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura and Brian Keith. The screenplay by Paul Schrader and Robert Towne is from a story by Schrader's brother, Leonard Schrader.

The film is about a retired American detective who returns to Japan after decades away in order to rescue his friend's daughter, kidnapped by the eponymous crime syndicate.

^ "The Yakuza - Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
^ The Yakuza at IMDb
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[1] "The Yakuza - Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved June 1, 2019.

[imdb-2] The Yakuza at IMDb

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