The Yakuza (1974)
"A man never forgets. A man pays his debts."
ThumbScore
👍 78%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 60%
(RT: 60%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Ken Takakura as Tanaka Ken
Eiji Okada as Tono
James Shigeta as Goro
Keiko Kishi as Eiko
Christina Kokubo as Hanako
Is The Yakuza good?
Most people think so. 78% audience score, estimated from 232 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 60%.
Overview
When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate. Wikipedia ↗
