Yakuza eiga is a popular film genre in japanese cinema which focuses on the lives and dealings of yakuza, japanese organized crime syndicates. Yakuza, the 1975 internet movie firearms database guns. Two plots mingle, one featuring a conflict between local and mainland yakuza gangs, and the other an internal struggle within the okinawa gang itself. After ten months of attempts, belgian photographer anton kusters was granted a meeting. A man pays his debts harry kilmer returns to japan after several years in order to rescue his friend georges kidnapped daughter and ends up on the wrong side of. They track down tanners daughter and kill two of tonos men in the process, catapulting ken back into yakuza affairs. Feb 03, 2018 hiroki matsukata and sonny chiba play the leaders of a yakuza clan thats taken over okinawa, chiba playing a particularly out of control violent prone maniac while matsukata is the more level. Fukusaku biographer sadao yamane believes the films were popular because of the time of their release.
Yakuza group yamaguchigumi has about 23,400 affiliated members, which is about 43% of the yakuzarelated population in the country, according to japanese police. Today, on october 1, new laws make all of japan a lot less friendly for organized crime. Discotek bought the rights and is now releasing the complete series on dvd. Sonny chiba, hiroki matsukata, shizumi shindo set in 1971, the year before the reversion of okinawa to japan. We just want segasony to know that there are those of us who would prefer a physical edition and would pay for such. Mar 29, 20 ken has left behind the yakuza life, yet kilmer asks for his assistance and ken must go along with him because of the japanese code of giriken is forever in debt to kilmer for saving his family. Journey deep into tokyos cinematic underworld with 9 of the best japanese mobster and yakuza movies and a killer trilogy. Okinawa gokudo senso, okinawa yakuza war, okinawa yakuza senso, great okinawa. Kinji fukasaku released his final yakuza films that year, while his colleague. Nov 25, 2017 okinawa yakuza senso 1976 kinji fukasaku battle royale gave the world japans answer to the godfather with this violent yakuza saga, influencing filmmakers from quentin tarantino to. As another japanese crime film directed by kinji fukasaku. Okinawa yakuza war is a film directed by sadao nakajima with hiroki matsukata, shinichi chiba, mikio narita, tatsuo umemiya, year.
Tokyo today on october 1st, both here in tokyo and in okinawa, the. Other yakuza criminal operations include drug trafficking, money laundering, gambling and bribery. Kazuki kitamura, goro kishitani action action thriller gangster film. Telecharger lady yakuza 3 le jeu des fleurs film complet. Hiroki matsukata and sonny chiba play the leaders of a yakuza clan thats taken over okinawa, chiba playing a particularly out of control violent prone maniac while matsukata is the more level. The film was later retitled the brotherhood of the yakuza and was originally shown in a 123minute cut. Mel gibson to direct new movie on battle of okinawa japan today. In the silent film era, films depicting bakuto precursors to modern. The oscarwinner, whose family moved to sydney from new york when he was 12.
Itd be criminal to discuss yakuza films without mentioning the iconic. Yakuza films a list of 649 titles created 11 months ago nanarland 2012 all movies a list of 1140 titles created 06 jan 2012. Okinawa yakuza senso 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Mel gibson to direct new movie on battle of okinawa.
Essential viewing if you are into gritty seventies yakuza movies. Based on the events of reallife yakuza turfs in hiroshima prefecture, the film starring bunta sugawara spawned four sequels and another three part series. A savage beast goes mad aka kurutta yaju 1976 director. Japans economic growth was at its peak and at the end of the 1960s the student. Okinawa gokudo senso, okinawa yakuza senso, casting. I saw a french doc called young yakuza by jeanpierre limosin at cannes in 2007 if youre looking for something at the high brow end of the spectrum it might be up your street. Top yakuza group, yamaguchigumi, shows signs of split. The films confident fits of surreal, slapsticky humor brings to mind the work of ken russell, specifically lair of the white worm, a midperiod work for russell, who at the. Mel gibson is returning to his australian roots to direct his first film in a decade, the true story of a conscientious objector who saved 75 men during the battle of okinawa in world war ii. Taking japan as a case study, the paper shows that.
But now, heres the first american version of japans favorite genre, the yakuza movie, and its a handsome expensive production with a great performance by robert mitchum and a scary one by ken takakura, japans box office champion. Jake adelstein, author of tokyo viceone of the rare books revealing real yakuza culture in japandiscusses the differences between the image the yakuza want to project and how the major groups really function, and what the taboos are of depicting yakuza in japan. Simple enough story that revolves around okinawa or koza as it was known reverting back to japan and the turf wars that spring up to take control of the region. The yakuza is a 1975 neonoir drama film directed by sydney pollack and starring robert mitchum, ken takakura and brian keith.
Okinawa yakuza senso 1976 kinji fukasaku battle royale gave the world japans answer to the godfather with this violent yakuza saga. It follows about a year and a half in the life of two yakuza. Pretty big battle for ww ii, this castle film is of course, some what rah rah for the americans. A man pays his debts harry kilmer returns to japan after several years in order to rescue his friend georges kidnapped daughter and ends up on the wrong side of the yakuza, the notorious japanese mafia. The film s confident fits of surreal, slapsticky humor brings to mind the work of ken russell, specifically lair of the white worm, a midperiod work for russell, who at the. Ken has left behind the yakuza life, yet kilmer asks for his assistance and ken must go along with him because of the japanese code of giriken is forever in debt to kilmer for saving his family. Between making they way we were and three days of the condor, sydney pollack directed this. The yakuza is a 1974 thriller that was one of the first times that the hollywood tough guyprivate eye genre film met the japanese yakuza genre film. Chiba is at his unhinged best and hiroki matsukata is along for the ride.
The film is about a retired american detective who returns to japan after several years away in order to rescue his friends daughter, kidnapped by gangsters. The yakuza stars robert mitchum as harry kilmer, a former soldier who returns to japan to help rescue the daughter of his friend george tanner brian keith. Set in okinawa 1971, one year before the return of power to the mainland, this film highlights the bloody battle of okinawa yakuza gangsters versus mainland system. The lightly fictionalized film, which includes a lot of genuine historical newsreel footage, contains the full set of usual character types found in wwii movies made in the 1950s. The yakuza movies abstract this article explores the interplay among economic imperatives within the entertainment business, the mafias role in the creation of its own media image, and the production of gangster films. Theres a petition to get a physical edition of yakuza 5. The film is about a man who returns to japan after several years away in order to rescue his friends kidnapped daughter. Okinawa yakuza senso 1976 shorinji kenpo 1976 doshin so bakuhatsu.
The film is about a retired american detective who returns to japan after several years away in order to rescue his friends daughter. Its not release it physical or well boycott the game or anything like that. Dec 14, 2008 film inspired by rape of okinawa girl by u. Good silent reel by castle about the americans advancing on okinawa. The lightly fictionalized film, which includes a lot of genuine historical newsreel footage, contains the full set of usual character types found in wwii. Okinawa 1951 film complet en francais film complet francais. The yakuza by sydney pollack robert mitchum, ken takakura. Japan japanese title worldwide english title alternative title great okinawa yakuza war. See the full list of cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Okinawa is a 1952 war film directed by leigh jason, starring pat obrien and cameron mitchell. The screenplay by paul schrader and robert towne is from a story by leonard schrader. But when the island was returned to japan, the mainland yakuza tries to take over. The yakuza 1974 as the only westernmade film on this list, the yakuza is the perfect starting point for someone with no knowledge of japanese film. This is okinawa movie by bluemarlin on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
The film focuses on george tanner brian keith, an old world war ii buddy who asks his friend harry kilmer robert mitchum to travel back to japan and rescue his daughter from kidnappers. Okinawa yakuza war 1976 rival members of the yakuza clash in 1971. Once he arrives in the country, kilmer discovers that the daughter has been kidnapped by the japanese mafia, called the yakuza. Its the work of an older, more experienced buttonpusher who still doesnt care to tell a traditional narrative. Bakuto gajin butai, this gangster story takes place in okinawa, where a gang war occurs. Over 50,000 members strong, japans yakuza gangs make up one of the largest crime syndicates in the world. There are instances when an actor, or director, tries something so different and foreign just to stretch themselves in their film craft or to get a paycheck. Occasionally, the attempt really isnt that unusual it just has that appearance. Outrage details the life of the modernday yakuza, complete with plot twists and. Aug 11, 2015 mel gibson is returning to his australian roots to direct his first film in a decade, the true story of a conscientious objector who saved 75 men during the battle of okinawa in world war ii. With hiroki matsukata, shinichi chiba, mikio narita, tatsuo umemiya. Telecharger trials of an okinawa village film complet en. The yamaguchigumi is japans largest organisedcrime group.