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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $5,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,500,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.977 |
Directed By
Sydney Pollack
Crew
Dave Grusin
Robert Towne
Paul Schrader
Sydney Pollack
Thomas Stanford
Leonard Schrader
Don Guidice
Sydney Pollack
Kōzō Okazaki
Richard Parker
Bill Saito
Basil Fenton-Smith
Michael Hamilburg
Michael D. Moore
Yoshiyuki Ishida
Gary Morris
Stephen B. Grimes
Stephen B. Grimes
Ed Scheid
Arthur Piantadosi
Fredric Steinkamp
Dorothy Jeakins
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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