The yakuza, a story of an american returning to japan to save his friends kidnapped daughter, was not simply an american film about japans culture and gangster circles. Detective harry kilmer reluctantly returns to japan to help his old friend george tanner, whose daughter has been kidnapped by the yakuza, presumably to force him to repay a debt. Reactions to the trailer from the stars of the film mondo yakuza. The yakuza original motion picture soundtrack dave grusin. Ichiro kataki, a violent yakuza gang member travels to melbourne, australia after his beloved sister yuko is brutally murdered by a group of criminals.
The yakuza in japan has links that extend as far back as 400 years to edo era. The first complete biography dedicated to the codirector of mondo cane. The character of ichiro kataki sees actor shimada really show his full. Mondo yakuza delivers a stylish blackandwhite trailer dread. Now, on the eve of his revenge, all muto wants to do is complete his masterpiece, a feature film with his daughter in the starring role, before his wife is released from prison. Japanese gangs that follows a strict code of honor, similar to the samurai. We will be joined by kenji shimada and saya minami from mondo yakuza as well as brilliant actor yoji yamada all the way from tokyo. The yakuza eiga is a youngster in the community of film genres. Debts, honor, and friendship loom heavy in this story, and harry wearily unravels plots so devious that even he did not see them coming, or want to. Black forest films the makers of mondo yakuza are screening their new japanese language surreal horrordrama film the vipers hex at this years monster fest. The original mondo film series was the mondo cane series by gualtiero jacopetti, paolo cavara, and franco prosperi. The italian cannibal film is arguably an offshoot of the mondo film. A wild, stylized grenade tossed into the world of japanese yakuza films, street mobster was the last and most aggressive of a sixfilm string of gangster films from toei starring bunta sugawara battles without honor and humanity, cast here as a deeply cynical and aggressive miscreant named okita.
Dvd from home vision containing fukasaku trailers and a minor interview with two anonymous former yakuza members, both fully letterboxed at 2. 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. Kageyama hayato ichihara is an apprentice to yakuza mob boss kamiura lily franky, of like father, like son. Its the work of an older, more experienced buttonpusher who still doesnt care to tell a traditional narrative. The yakuza is a superior action movie, but all the same, its for audiences that have grown accustomed over the last few years to buckets of blood, disembowelments and severed hands flying through the air.
Yakuza 5 le film complet en francais expliquefilmgame. So to that end, the yakuza is an awkwardly clunky film that has to make the introductory effort that later and better films will be able to capitalize on. The yakuza may not be a great film, nor is it one of director sydney pollacks best efforts, but is at the very least an enjoyable journey. In 2014, arrow films released a combo bluraydvd edition in the uk complete with a new hd transfer and a newlycommissioned audio commentary by asian film expert jasper sharp whose liner notes have graced many a japanese exploitation title, which does a good job of untangling the numerous genre influences here and referring to the cinematic. The yakuza is a sturdy 1970s cultureclass action thriller. The yakuzaeiga is a youngster in the community of film genres. The first yakuza films appeared less than a dec ade ago, and it is only in the last few years. Ichiro kataki, a violent yakuza gang member travels to melbourne, australia after his.
Hed just finished the way we were and later went on to do out of africa and tootsie. Tickets are on sale now through lido cinemas and the premiere happens on the 25h november at 9pm. The film made its dvd debut in 2002 from eureka in the u. Jan 18, 2017 a tongueincheek ode to the films of seijun suzuki, takeshi miike and danny boyle, mondo yakuza is ballstothewall action acid trip into the dag hanging off melbournes seedy underbelly. The movie, which may have been made too soon its japanese subject matter was too outre for mid70s american. That time robert mitchum went to japan like a trusty katana, the warner archive collection whips out this neglected, gritty, emotional 70s cult classic with much grace and dignity. Part of the problem that hobbles the yakuza is a simple fact of time. Shishido is a suzuki regular, and this film finds him at the peak of his powers. 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. Between making they way we were and three days of the condor, sydney pollack directed this. Remarriage romantic sex screwball silent slapstick documentary animated docudrama mockumentary mondo pseudo semi travel. Mondo yakuza is a minibudget, hand held, black and white, bloody, over the top, offkilter action film which takes its inspiration from 1960s popart yakuza films such as seijun suzukis branded to kill 1967 and spaghetti westerns and comes complete with deliberate scratches, marks and the odd frame jump. When this type of film proved successful, many imitators. As the police launch a full scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the sanno of the east and hanabishi of the west.
Branded to film 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. His passionate eye for detail and unwillingness to turn away from social. A renegade film crew becomes embroiled with a yakuza clan feud. With the recent growth in the ranks of foreign fans of japanese cinema largely thanks to the work of people like takeshi kitano and takashi miike, the gangster film currently also seems to be one of the representative genres for the nations cinematic output, particularly from a western perspective. Hell bent on vengeance he teams up with cassidy arizona, a lady of the night with a vendetta of her own. Ten years ago, yakuza midboss ikegami led an assault against rival don muto. Featuring multiple disembowellings, a columbian necktie and a sparkler shoved where no sparkler has gone before, this film is not to be missed.
The yakuza 1975 when george tanner brian keith does business with the highranking yakuza tono, tono kidnaps his daughter, and george summons his old friend harry kilmer robert mitchum to. Yakuza film is a popular film genre in japanese cinema which focuses on the lives and. 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. They often portrayed historical figures who had accumulated legends over time as sympathetic but lonely figures, forced to live an outlaw existence and longing, however hopelessly, to return to straight society. That may sound like a tall order, especially given how impenetrable yakuza apocalypse seems in the beginning. David grusins score for sidney pollacks the yakuza 1975 starring robert mitchum is a strangely compelling and seductive amalgam of eastern and western musical influences, laced with mystery and passion and an immense lyricism. Cochrane choose the song for the scene to pay homage to one of his favourite films, ken loachs the wind that shakes the barley. It features more than 100 film critiques and top 10 recommendations plus profiles and interviews of famous actors and directors like kinji fukasaku, takashi miike, takeshi japanese gangster films, with their stoic yet explosively violent heroes, have influenced everyone. The yakuzas audio is presented in its original dtshd master audio 2. The yakuza original motion picture soundtrack dave. Tutti film completi trovati su youtube buona visione.
In 1992, famous japanese film maker juzo itami released minbo, a satire film which made fun of the yakuza. Not surprisingly, dave grusins score also benefits greatly from the lossless boost, allowing for several moments of modest depth and a solid dynamic range overall. The screenplay by paul schrader and robert towne is from a story by leonard schrader. Pollack was drawn to the script of the yakuza because it dealt with honor, obligation, friendship, and lost love. In order to battle the ruthless organized crime outfit and save the girl, kilmer finds himself left with few options and reluctantly enlists the help of his old nemesis, tanaka ken takakura. Yakuza assassin ichiro kataki travels to australia with vengeance on his mind. In the silent film era, films depicting bakuto precursors to modern yakuza as robin hoodlike characters were common. The film also features some terrific performances, especially from lead robert mitchum the man just knew how to communicate emotional vulnerability with his eyes like no one else. A mondo film is a subgenre of exploitation films and documentary films. The film tells the story of ichiro kataki shimada, a violent yakuza gang. Jan 12, 2016 reactions to the trailer from the stars of the film mondo yakuza. But their days of protecting the weak against the strong are long gone. The yakuza genre is one of the most enduring, and enduringly popular, in japanese cinema. 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.
The yakuza is a 1974 film about a man who returns to japan after several years away in order to rescue his friends kidnapped daughter. Trailer hd movie japanese yakuza film by movieclips trailers. Yakuza eiga is a popular film genre in japanese cinema which focuses on the lives and dealings of yakuza, japanese organized crime syndicates. The kidnappers turn out to be yakuza and things are more. With cris cochrane, whitney duff, vlady t, jasy holt. Written by leonard schrader, paul schrader, and robert towne. Mondo beyondo spoofed the films approach to titling, but was a parody of satellite television. 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. Yakuza, the 1975 internet movie firearms database guns. 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.
At the time, the japanese director was a oneman cottage industry, cranking out a half dozen or more features a year, and if he ever had a signature genre, it was the gangster moviethe yakuzas blend of middle. Today, the yakuza is a criminal network with nearly 80,000 members operating in 22 crime syndicates, and raking in billions of dollars a year. In it, the gangsters are depicted as dumb bullies who grunt a lot and hang out in large groups, who at the end would eventually be outfoxed by an intelligent female lawyer, played by itamis own wife. The yakuza movie book is the first book to look at this genre in detail. Starring kenji shimada, skye medusa, glenn maynard. The yakuza 1975 t his extraordinary collaboration between warner bros. I wasnt restless and the film was chugging along at a nice pace a sparkler went down the wrong hole, which was cool and then came scenes of subpar acting, uninspired dialogue possibly improvised lacking wit and originality and then like most. Street mobster 1972 another film of kinji fukasakus on this list only goes to show the immense impact and tremendous skill he has over the yakuza film genre. The yakuza is a 1975 neonoir drama film directed by sydney pollack and starring robert mitchum, ken takakura and brian keith. It approaches the unknown world and customs of the yakuza with a comprehensive yet unmistakably western eye, utilising action and plot where a japanese director would be happy to forego it. I remember going into the theater and not knowing what to expect. Mitchum is excellent as always, but ken takakura is the star of the show. Yakuza literally means gambler or goodfornothing but has come to mean gangster or mobster and refers to the 125,000 or so very real gangsters in the japanese underworld today. Written and directed by addison heath and produced by black forest films and team littlebig, monda yakuza is aiming for a 2016 release.
In the silent film era, films depicting bakuto precursors to modern. The significance of sydney pollacks 1974 neonoir gangster film the yakuza lies not only its sharp script, great acting from robert mitchum, ken takakura and kishi keiko or gritty, uncompromising visuals that give the picture an authorial stamp and gripping atmosphere, but also in the historical and cultural role it played at the time of its release. Its very violent, and the fact that the violence has been choreographed by a skilled director sidney pollack, who made they shoot. It was made with abundant help from japanese film crew members, it stars numerous excellent japanese actors and, not to be forgotten, it was written by somebody with. Aggressive and effortlessly cool, he suits suzukis colourful version of tokyo to a tee. Comedy cyberpunk fantastique fantasy gothic horror japanese cyberpunk military mundane new wave parallel universe planetary. Yakuza shills have become adept at luring these vulnerable women into porn films and prostitution. The yakuza is a beautifully flawed film that nonetheless catches you off guard when you. A tongueincheek ode to the films of seijun suzuki, takeshi miike and danny boyle, mondo yakuza is ballstothewall action acid trip into the dag hanging off melbournes seedy underbelly.
In 1975, most americans didnt know or care about japanese culture. The yakuza s audio is presented in its original dtshd master audio 2. It did not and they announced they would stop producing such movies, although they returned a couple of years later. When takashi miike first caught the attention of american genre fans in the early 2000s, it was as a purveyor of the sick, the twisted, the outthere, and the thentrendy extreme. The film was later retitled the brotherhood of the yakuza and was originally shown in a 123minute cut. Mondo yakuza full movie one of the worlds oldest novels.
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