Japan Synopsis
“A man never forgets. A man pays his debts.”
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Yakuza. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Warner Bros. Pictures
Crime + Drama in Japan
203 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Yakuza itself).
The 1973–1975 Japan Window
The Yakuza holds position #16 of 71 Japan films in the 1973–1975 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
1974 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 27 titles released, including The Yakuza. Bars below show how the 1970s stacked up year by year (197 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 26 other Japan films in 1974.
The 433rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
157 audience reviews — more than 83% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (83th percentile) outruns trending popularity (64th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,930 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (58th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #127 of 402 (top 32%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | United States of America, Japan |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 52m |
| Release Date | December 21, 1974 |
| IMDb | tt0073918 |