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TheYakuza

BBC One
on BBC One London

starring Robert Mitchum
Takakura Ken , Brian Keith
Former private detective Harry Kilmer is summoned urgently to Japan by a wealthy shipping magnate. He discovers that the man's daughter is being held hostage by The Yakuza - the Japanese 'Mafia'. Kilmer and a former member of the Yakuza decide to take on the organisation - a task which proves both dangerous and violent.
Screenplay PAUL SCHRADER , ROBERT TOWNE Produced and directed by SYDNEY POLLACK (First showing on British television) Films: page 11

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Mitchum
Unknown:
Takakura Ken
Unknown:
Brian Keith
Unknown:
Harry Kilmer
Unknown:
Paul Schrader
Unknown:
Robert Towne
Directed By:
Sydney Pollack
Harry Kilmer:
Robert Mitchum
Tanaka Ken:
Takakura Ken
George Tanner:
Brian Keith
Wheat:
Herb Edelman
Dusty:
Richard Jordan
Eiko:
Kishi Keiko
Tono:
Okado Eiji
Goro:
James Shigeta
KatO:
Kyosuke MacHida
Hanako:
Christina Kokubo
Source: Radio Times

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