The Yakuza

Year: 1974

Runtime: 112 mins

Language: English

Director: Sydney Pollack

CrimeDramaThrillerActionWar and historical adventure

When ruthless businessman George Tanner crosses high‑ranking Yakuza boss Tono, the crime lord retaliates by kidnapping Tanner’s daughter. Refusing to let the debt go unanswered, Tanner calls his former ally, private‑eye Harry Kilmer, to travel to Japan and unravel the abduction amid Tokyo’s deadly underworld.

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