Cinematic background from The Yakuza 1974 - Harry Kilmer returns to Japan after several years in order to rescue his friend George's kidnapped daughter - and ends up on the wrong side of the Yakuza, the notorious Japanese mafia.

The Yakuza

1974

Action, Crime, Drama

Directors:
Sydney Pollack
Writers:
Robert Towne, Paul Schrader, Leonard Schrader
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Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A group of men sitting around a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a brown jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – Two people are holding swords in their hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man with a tattoo on his chest is holding a sword in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A group of people that are standing up in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person on a subway train; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man with a tattoo on his chest and arms; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a coat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person with a tattoo on his chest; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man holding a sword in front of another man in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – An older man wearing glasses and a robe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of an airport; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A group of men in a room holding swords; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man wearing a suit and tie in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man wearing a suit and tie in front of a curtain; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A woman wearing a green robe standing next to flowers; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – Two men are practicing martial arts in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A group of men sitting on the ground in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A group of people sitting around a table; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man holding a knife in his hand and wearing a hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man in a red jacket holding two swords in front of another man in a blue suit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man holding a sword in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A shirtless man holding a microphone in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man holding a sword while standing next to another man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a robe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man standing in front of two other men; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man sitting on the ground in a dark room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man holding a sword while standing in front of other people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – Two men sitting at a table in front of a tea pot; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A vase of yellow flowers in front of a sign; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man sitting at a table with a knife and a pair of scissors; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man standing next to another man on a train; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person standing on a stage with a microphone; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – Two men standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – An american airlines jet sitting on top of an airport runway; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – Two men are standing in the dark outside; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – Two men sitting at a table with a glass of whiskey; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man sitting at a table in front of a cup; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – An old cemetery with many tombstones in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – Two men are facing each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man holding a sword in front of another man with a sword; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A group of men standing in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man wearing a trench coat standing in front of a street light at night; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man standing next to two tattooed men; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person holding a sword in their hand; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person with their head down in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person with water on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man with long hair wearing a white sweater; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man in a blue bathrobe talking on a phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man in a gray jacket is talking to another man in a blue suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man holding a sword with blood on his face; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – Two men are talking in a dimly - lit room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man sitting in a pool of water next to a fish tank; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a blue jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man wearing an overalls and a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – An older man standing next to an older woman; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man and a woman embracing each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man sitting at a table in front of a cup; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – An older woman wearing a white sweater looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A woman with long black hair wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man in a suit and tie holding a gun in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – Two men standing next to each other near a body of water; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man sitting at a table with a cup of tea; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A woman smoking a cigarette while holding a cigarette holder; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man standing in front of a wall with his mouth wide open; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – An old black and white photo of a woman holding a rose; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man standing in a room next to another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man standing in front of a lamp in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – Two people walking on the sidewalk in front of a store; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A woman smiling at a man in a brown jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of trees; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man in a white sweater holding a sword; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A woman sitting in front of a coffee grinder; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A group of people sitting around a table with cards; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A woman wearing a purple kimono standing in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man in a leather jacket holding a sword; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man in a black hat holding a sword; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man holding a pair of scissors in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A group of people playing instruments in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Yakuza” (1974), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man kneeling down in front of a flower in a cemetery; Medium shot, Low angle