Crime ·Drama ·Thriller ·Action · United States of America · 1974 · 1h 52m

The Yakuza

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Director
Sydney Pollack
Cast
Robert Mitchum as Harry Kilmer Ken Takakura as Tanaka Ken Eiji Okada as Tono Herb Edelman as Wheat Richard Jordan as Dusty James Shigeta as Goro
Crew
Kōzō Okazaki — Director of Photography Duke Callaghan — Director of Photography Thomas Stanford — Editor Don Guidice — Editor Fredric Steinkamp — Editor Dave Grusin — Original Music Composer
Tagline

A man never forgets. A man pays his debts.

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
japankidnappingyakuzamafia
Key Collaborators
Sydney Pollack Director Kōzō Okazaki Director of Photography Duke Callaghan Director of Photography Thomas Stanford Editor Don Guidice Editor Fredric Steinkamp Editor Dave Grusin Original Music Composer Paul Schrader Screenplay Robert Towne Screenplay Leonard Schrader Story Sydney Pollack Producer Stephen B. Grimes Production Design
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