Yakuza Weapon
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| Kanji | 極道兵器 | ||||
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| Directed by | Tak Sakaguchi Yūdai Yamaguchi | ||||
| Written by | Yūdai Yamaguchi Tak Sakaguchi | ||||
| Based on | Gokudō Heiki by Ken Ishikawa | ||||
| Produced by | Yoshinori Chiba Shuichi Takashino Toshiki Kimura | ||||
| Starring | Tak Sakaguchi Jun Murakami Mei Kurokawa Shingo Tsurumi | ||||
| Cinematography | Masakazu Oka | ||||
| Edited by | Zensuke Hori | ||||
| Music by | Nobuhiko Morino | ||||
Production company | Stairway | ||||
| Distributed by | Nikkatsu | ||||
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Running time | 104 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
Yakuza Weapon (極道兵器, Gokudō Heiki) 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.