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The English equivalent for the term yakuza is gangster, meaning an individual involved in a Mafia-like criminal organization. The yakuza are known for their strict codes of conduct, their organized fiefdom nature, and several unconventional ritual practices such as yubitsume, or amputation of the left little finger.
- 11,400 members, 11,000 quasi-members
- 17th century, (presumed to have originated from the Kabukimono)
The Yakuza is a 1974 neo-noir crime drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura and Brian Keith. The screenplay by Paul Schrader and Robert Towne is from a story by Schrader's brother, Leonard Schrader.
- $5 million
- Dave Grusin
- Sydney Pollack
Mar 19, 1975 · The Yakuza: Directed by Sydney Pollack. With Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura, Eiji Okada, Herb Edelman. American private-eye Harry Kilmer returns to Japan to rescue a friend's kidnapped daughter from the clutches of the Yakuza.
- (10K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Sydney Pollack
- 1975-03-19
Apr 19, 2024 · yakuza, Japanese gangsters, members of what are formally called bōryokudan (“violence groups”), or Mafia -like criminal organizations. In Japan and elsewhere, especially in the West, the term yakuza can be used to refer to individual gangsters or criminals as well as to their organized groups and to Japanese organized crime in general.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aug 6, 2022 · By Mark Oliver | Edited By Adam Farley. Published August 6, 2022. Updated August 17, 2022. Known informally as the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza are a 400-year-old criminal syndicate that carries out everything from human trafficking to real estate sales.
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Sep 15, 2015 · The yakuza, Japan's answer to the mafia, are shrouded in secrecy but are influential across modern Japan. Yakuza influence extends to politics, industry, construction and real estate
Jul 16, 2019 · History of Japanese Organized Crime, the Yakuza. track5 / Getty Images. By. Kallie Szczepanski. Updated on July 16, 2019. They are famous figures in Japanese movies and comic books - the yakuza, sinister gangsters with elaborate tattoos and severed little fingers. What is the historical reality behind the manga icon, though? Early Roots.
