The Yakuza

This article is about the 1974 film. For other uses, see Yakuza (disambiguation).
The Yakuza
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySydney Pollack
Screenplay by
Story byLeonard Schrader
Produced bySydney Pollack
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by
Music byDave Grusin
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • December 28, 1974 (1974-12-28) (Japan)[1]
  • March 19, 1975 (1975-03-19) (New York and United States)
Running time
112 minutes (US)[2]
Countries
  • United States
  • Japan
LanguagesEnglish
Japanese
Budget$5 million[3]
Box office~$1.5 million[3]

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.

  1. ^ "The Yakuza - Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  2. ^ The Yakuza at IMDb
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference film was invoked but never defined (see the help page).