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1975

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Sydney Pollack directed this action drama in which a Yakuza boss has kidnapped the daughter of a shipping executive named George Tanner, believing that he has cheated him in a gun deal. Tanner (Brian Keith) enlists the aid of his old army buddy, Harry Kilmer (Robert Mitchum), to go to Japan and rescue his child. However, things .. Read more

Starring	Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura, Brian Keith, Herb Edelman
Director	Sydney Pollack
Genres	Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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The Yakuza

Starring	Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura, Brian Keith, Herb Edelman, Richard Jordan
Director	Sydney Pollack
Studio	WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 52 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1975 To Rent: DVD: 19 Feb 2008

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  The brilliance of this film lies in its understated commitment to the distortion at the heart of the Wests romance with the cinematic violence of the East. The ... read more »
  
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  Yakuza thriller
  
  lots to like about this film.
  
  Robert Mitchum at his best.
  
  a few unexpected twists not the usual Hollywood ending
  
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  West Meets East - Then Bang!
  
  As a lover of Robert Mitcham movies this is one of his best. I saw years ago in the cinema, and it is always good for a re-watch.
  
  The story of the ... read more »
  
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  I like Robert Mitchum. He usually puts in a good performance but this film was rubbish.
  
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Sydney Pollack 1934–2008
- 28 May 2008
Sydney Pollack 1934-2008 Sydney Pollack, the American actor and filmmaker, passed away after a battle with cancer, Monday. He was 73. Pollack won the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture for Out of Africa in 1985, and was nominated on three other occasions, for Tootsie, They Shoot Horses, Don't They, and as producer on last year's Michael Clayton. Pollack was perhaps more familiar to filmgoers than most directors on the strength of several notable supporting roles including Eyes... Read more
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  Sydney Pollack directed this action drama in which a Yakuza boss has kidnapped the daughter of a shipping executive named George Tanner, believing that he has cheated him in a gun deal. Tanner (Brian Keith) enlists the aid of his old army buddy, Harry Kilmer (Robert Mitchum), to go to Japan and ...