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The Yakuza
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The Yakuza 1974 Directed by Sydney Pollack

A man never forgets. A man pays his debts.

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.

Country USA
Production Countries Japan , USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Japanese
Gneres Action , Crime , Drama , Thriller
Production Companies Warner Bros. Pictures , Toei Company
Budget $5,000,000
Revenue $1,500,000
Release Date 21 December 1974
112 mins
Cast
Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum Harry Kilmer
Ken Takakura
Ken Takakura Tanaka Ken
Eiji Okada
Eiji Okada Tono
Herb Edelman
Herb Edelman Wheat
Richard Jordan
Richard Jordan Dusty
James Shigeta
James Shigeta Goro
Keiko Kishi
Keiko Kishi Eiko
Christina Kokubo
Christina Kokubo Hanako
Kyōsuke Machida
Kyōsuke Machida Kato
Brian Keith
Brian Keith George Tanner
Eiji Gō
Eiji Gō Spider
Lee Chirillo
Lee Chirillo Louise
M. Hisaka
M. Hisaka Boyfriend
William Ross
William Ross Tanner's Guard
Akiyama
Akiyama Tono's Guard
Harada
Harada Goro's Doorman
Crew
Director
Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack
Writers
Robert Towne
Robert Towne
Paul Schrader
Paul Schrader
Producers
Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack
Michael Hamilburg
Michael Hamilburg
Cinematography
Kōzō Okazaki
Kōzō Okazaki
Duke Callaghan
Duke Callaghan
Composer
Dave Grusin
Dave Grusin
Editors
Don Guidice
Don Guidice
Thomas Stanford
Thomas Stanford
Fredric Steinkamp
Fredric Steinkamp
Production Design
Stephen B. Grimes
Stephen B. Grimes
Sound
Basil Fenton-Smith
Basil Fenton-Smith
Ed Scheid
Ed Scheid
Story
Leonard Schrader
Leonard Schrader
Art Direction
Yoshiyuki Ishida
Yoshiyuki Ishida
Costume Design
Dorothy Jeakins
Dorothy Jeakins
Makeup Artist
Gary Morris
Gary Morris
Stunts
Bill Saito
Bill Saito
Assistant Director
Michael D. Moore
Michael D. Moore