The Yakuza (1974)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $5,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,500,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.2502 |
Directed By
Sydney Pollack
Crew
Robert Towne
Dave Grusin
Leonard Schrader
Don Guidice
Sydney Pollack
Paul Schrader
Thomas Stanford
Sydney Pollack
Kōzō Okazaki
Richard Parker
Basil Fenton-Smith
Bill Saito
Michael Hamilburg
Michael D. Moore
Dorothy Jeakins
Stephen B. Grimes
Yoshiyuki Ishida
Gary Morris
Arthur Piantadosi
Fredric Steinkamp
Stephen B. Grimes
Ed Scheid
Duke Callaghan
TOP CAST
Robert Mitchum
Harry Kilmer
Ken Takakura
Tanaka Ken
Eiji Okada
Tono
Herb Edelman
Wheat
Richard Jordan
Dusty
James Shigeta
Goro
Keiko Kishi
Eiko
Christina Kokubo
Hanako
Kyōsuke Machida
Kato
Brian Keith
George Tanner
Eiji Gō
Spider
Lee Chirillo
Louise
M. Hisaka
Boyfriend
William Ross
Tanner's Guard
Akiyama
Tono's Guard
Harada
Goro's Doorman
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