The Yakuza

Dec 21, 1974

1h 52m

★ 7.1

A man never forgets. A man pays his debts.

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Action

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Toei Company

The Yakuza Trailers

Cast

Harry Kilmer

Robert Mitchum

Tanaka Ken

Ken Takakura

Tono

Eiji Okada

Wheat

Herb Edelman

Dusty

Richard Jordan

Goro

James Shigeta

Eiko

Keiko Kishi

Hanako

Christina Kokubo

Kato

Kyōsuke Machida

George Tanner

Brian Keith

Spider

Eiji Gō

Louise

Lee Chirillo

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