{"id":51,"date":"2006-03-08T15:08:11","date_gmt":"2006-03-08T22:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51"},"modified":"2021-03-19T22:33:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T05:33:08","slug":"yakuza-the-1975","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51","title":{"rendered":"Yakuza, The (1974)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Ken is a relic &#8212; a leftover of another age, of another country.&#8221;<\/strong> <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Poster-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-66494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Poster-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Poster-90x128.jpg 90w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Poster-190x270.jpg 190w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Poster.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nHarry Kilmer (Robert Mitchum) goes to Japan to help rescue his friend&#8217;s kidnapped daughter from the Yakuza.  While there, he rekindles an old romance with Eiko (Keiko Kishi), and must deal with the disapproval of her brother Ken (Takakura Ken).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brian Keith Films<\/li>\n<li>Friendship<\/li>\n<li>Gangsters<\/li>\n<li>Kidnapping<\/li>\n<li>Paul Schrader Films<\/li>\n<li>Robert Mitchum Films<\/li>\n<li>Sydney Pollack Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, this &#8220;interesting, intricately plotted thriller set in Japan&#8221; &#8212; with &#8220;much bloody action counterpoint[ing] the film&#8217;s solemn tone&#8221; &#8212; is more about friendship, loyalty, and cultural differences than gangs and revenge. It remains an unusually perceptive thriller with excellent acting all around (especially by Mitchum and Ken):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Mitchum2-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Mitchum2-1-1024x427.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"267\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Mitchum2-1-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Mitchum2-1-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Mitchum2-1-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Mitchum2-1-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Mitchum2-1-1536x640.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Mitchum2-1-604x252.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Mitchum2-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Ken.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Ken-1024x427.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"267\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Ken-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Ken-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Ken-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Ken-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Ken-1536x640.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Ken-604x252.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Ken.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and keeps getting better as it goes along; by the end, I was nearly weeping. A particularly poignant and unexpected plot twist places the rest of the movie in a different light, and makes one tempted to watch the film again from the beginning. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exciting fight sequences as Mitchum and Ken take on countless Yakuza<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Fight.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Fight-1024x427.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"267\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Fight-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Fight-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Fight-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Fight-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Fight-1536x640.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Fight-604x252.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Fight.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ken and Harry&#8217;s touching final scene together<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Ending.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Ending-1024x427.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"267\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Ending-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Ending-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Ending-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Ending-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Ending-1536x640.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Ending-604x252.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Yakuza-Ending.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. This unusual gangster flick is an all around &#8220;good show&#8221;, and shouldn&#8217;t be missed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0073918\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1975\/03\/20\/archives\/the-yakuza-a-cinematic-hybrid-about-obligation.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2205mitc.html\">DVD Savant Review (scroll down)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Ken is a relic &#8212; a leftover of another age, of another country.&#8221; Synopsis: Harry Kilmer (Robert Mitchum) goes to Japan to help rescue his friend&#8217;s kidnapped daughter from the Yakuza. While there, he rekindles an old romance with Eiko (Keiko Kishi), and must deal with the disapproval of her brother Ken (Takakura Ken). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Brian Keith Films Friendship Gangsters Kidnapping Paul Schrader Films Robert Mitchum Films Sydney Pollack Films Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: As Peary&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=51"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70704,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51\/revisions\/70704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=51"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=51"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}