yakuza 123The Yakuza (Japanese: ザ・ヤクザ, Hepburn: Za yakuza) is a 1974 neo-noir crime drama film directed and produced by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura123 minutes ‧ 1975 Roger Ebert. January 1, 1975 3 min read ... The Yakuza is a superior action movie, but all the same, it’s for audiences that have grown accustomed over the last few years