Yakuza Apocalypse
2015 1h 55m movie Film Japan

Yakuza Apocalypse

極道大戦争

“The Great War of the Underworld.”

Synopsis

極道大戦争

“The Great War of the Underworld.”

Akira admires Genyo Kamiura, the most powerful yakuza. Genyo Kamiura has been targeted numerous times, but he has never been killed. He is called the invincible person. Because of Genyo Kamiura, Akira enters the world of the yakuza. His yakuza colleagues treat him like an idiot, and Akira can't even get tattoos because of his sensitive skin. An assassin is sent to take out Genyo Kamiura. The killers know that Genyo Kamiura is a vampire. Thus begins the apocalypse.

The 2014–2016 Japan Window

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The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Yakuza Apocalypse premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

5.9
TMDB Rating
148
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,907 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (15th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,510 of 1,714 (top 88%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Django Films, Nikkatsu Corporation, OLM
Runtime 1h 55m
Release Date May 21, 2015
IMDb tt3675748

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