# The Yakuza (1974)

> An American expatriate’s rescue mission in Japan becomes a dangerous reckoning with yakuza honor, old loyalties, and ritualized violence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/17360

## Facts

- Runtime: 112 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Sydney Pollack
- Cast: Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura, Eiji Okada, Herb Edelman, Richard Jordan, James Shigeta, Keiko Kishi, Christina Kokubo
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073918/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, melancholic, tense, late night crime marathon, 1970s cinema night

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