Yakuza Weapon
is a 2011 Japanese film directed and written by Tak Sakaguchi and Yūdai Yamaguchi. Based on the manga by Ken Ishikawa, the film is about Shozo Iwaki (Tak Sakaguchi) who works as a mercenary in South America. Iwaki is informed of the death of his gang boss dad and discovers his former Yakuza henchman is involved in a double-cross. Yakuza Weapon was premiered at the 2011 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival and opened theatrically in Japan on July 23, 2011.
Plot
Shozo Iwaki (Tak Sakaguchi) is a strong fighter with a strong disregard for his own safety during fights by shrugging off all wounds and damage. He has a falling out with his father, the Boss Yakuza Kenzo Iwaki (Akaji Maro) and spends years in the South American jungle fighting mercenaries. After a battle against opposing soldiers, Shozo is found by a special agent code-named "Red Tiger" and his team of Japanese government agents who inform him of the news that his father was recently assassinated.
More details
author | Tak Sakaguchi Yūdai Yamaguchi |
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director | Tak Sakaguchi Yūdai Yamaguchi |
editor | Zensuke Hori |
genre | action live-action science fiction |
keywords | abandon akaji maro ambush blood brother bos crime lord double cross driven mad fall out fight gatling gun government agents grenade launcher kidnap loan shark m61 vulcan mind control nuclear device nuclear weapons question rocket launcher scar shoot south american special agent |
musicBy | Nobuhiko Morino |
producer | Shuichi Takashino Toshiki Kimura Yoshinori Chiba |
productionCompany | Stairway |
publisher | Nikkatsu |
theme | japanese science fiction action splatter yakuza |