(Editor's note: The following article originally appeared in conjunction with the Asia Society film series Gamblers, Gangsters, and Other Anti-Heroes: The Japanese Yakuza Movie, a retrospective of ...

A young yakuza, Yatappe, wanders around the country in search of his long-lost little sister, Oito. While traveling, he rescues a young girl, Osayo, whose father entrusts her to him with his dying ...

These traditions help to differentiate the Yakuza series from other games, contributing to its weird, wacky, and wonderful persona.

Yakuza turned pastor Tatsuya Shindo rates 10 yakuza scenes in movies and television for realism, such as "Kill Bill: Vol. 1" and "Avengers: Endgame." Shindo discusses the accuracy of yakuza ...

Although yakuza movies were once a very popular genre, only a handful have been made in recent years. The two new ones show how real-life changes are now affecting those in the underworld.

VOX POPULI: Reported demise of Russian rebel Prigozhin recalls yakuza movies Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. August 25, 2023 at 13:12 JST ...