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The Yakuza, 27 June 2008

Author: Count_Elvis from the castle of freaks, Tryansalabamia

Even though Yakuza films are about Japanese gangsters and Japan has tended to dominate the genre, there are a few American efforts. One of those is the US/ Japan co-production "The Yakuza", which has some serious Hollywood money and talent behind it with Sidney Pollack in the director's chair and Robert Michum staring in the lead role. "The Yakuza" is a Hollywood film, so expect more focus to linier plot rather than the pure cinematic artistry typical of the Japanese only productions. Still, it's a well made and entertaining film with Mitchum giving a great performance and Pollack giving this film a good deal of energy and developing the characters. It's not visual impressive though, but that's because the focus is on the story rather than the visuals. Speaking of which; the script is fairly well written, if not spectacular. Still although I liked it, I did not love it. The movie feels a bit too long and drags in several places, but overall this is a pretty solid American effort in an otherwise Japanese dominated genre.

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