The Yakuza

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).