The Yakuza | Blu-ray (Warner)
RELEASE DATE: February 14, 2017
Warner Archive is prepping a Blu-ray release for The Yakuza, a 1974 neo-noir gangster film directed by Sydney Pollack (Three Days of the Condor) and written by Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver) and Robert Towne (Chinatown).
In The Yakuza, Harry Kilmer (Robert Mitchum), is a man who returns to Japan after 15 years to rescue the kidnapped daughter of his pal Tanner (Brian Keith) from the clutches of the Yakuza. Once there, Kilmer is forced to enlist the aid of his former lover Eiko’s brother, Ken (KenTakakura).
The Yakuza also stars Herb Edelman (The Way We Were), Richard Jordan (The Hunt for Red October), Keiko Kishi (Kwaidan), Eiji Okada (Ikiru), James Shigeta (Die Hard), Kyosuke Machida (Outlaw: Gangster VIP), Christina Kokubo (Midway) and Eiji Go (Tokyo Drifter).
Special Features:
- Audio Commentary by Director Sydney Pollack
- Promises to Keep – Featurette
- Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles
Pre-order The Yakuza from Amazon.com today!
BTW, the New Beverly is screening The Yakuza and Rolling Thunder as a double feature later this month. http://thenewbev.com/program/january-20-21-the-yakuza-rolling-thunder/