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The Yakuza
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Directed by
Sydney Pollack 
 
Writing credits
Paul Schrader (screenplay) and
Robert Towne (screenplay)

Leonard Schrader (story)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

Robert Mitchum ... Harry Kilmer

Ken Takakura ... Tanaka Ken (as Takakura Ken)

Brian Keith ... George Tanner
Herb Edelman ... Wheat

Richard Jordan ... Dusty
Keiko Kishi ... Eiko (as Kishi Keiko)

Eiji Okada ... Tono (as Okada Eiji)
James Shigeta ... Goro
Kyôsuke Machida ... Kato
Christina Kokubo ... Hanako
Eiji Gô ... Spider (as Go Eiji)
Lee Chirillo ... Louise
M. Hisaka ... Boyfriend
William Ross ... Tanner's Guard
Akiyama ... Tono's Guard
Harada ... Goro's Doorman
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Produced by
Michael Hamilburg .... co-producer
Sydney Pollack .... producer
Koji Shundo .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Dave Grusin 
 
Cinematography by
Kôzô Okazaki (director of photography) (as Okazaki Kozo)
 
Film Editing by
Don Guidice 
Thomas Stanford 
 
Production Design by
Stephen B. Grimes  (as Stephen Grimes)
 
Art Direction by
Yoshiyuki Ishida  (as Ishida Yoshiyuki)
 
Costume Design by
Dorothy Jeakins 
 
Makeup Department
Gary Morris .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
John R. Coonan .... production manager (as John Coonan)
Isao Nagaoka .... unit production manager (as Nagaoka Isao)
William Ross .... assistant production manager
Yoshio Yamamoto .... unit production manager (as Yamamoto Yoshio)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mike Abe .... assistant director
Stephen B. Grimes .... second unit director (as Stephen Grimes)
Michael D. Moore .... assistant director (as Michael Moore)
 
Art Department
Toshio Miyagawa .... props (as Miyagawa Toshio)
Seiji Moori .... tattoo artist (as Mohri Seiji)
 
Sound Department
Basil Fenton-Smith .... sound mixer (as Basil Fenton Smith)
Arthur Piantadosi .... re recording mixer
Ed Scheid .... sound effects (as Edwin Scheid)
 
Special Effects by
Tomoo Kasai .... special effects (as Kasai Tomoo)
Richard Parker .... special effects
 
Stunts
Bill Saito .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Bobby Byrne .... camera operator (as Robert Byrne)
Duke Callaghan .... director of photography: American sequences
Yoshiaki Masuda .... gaffer (as Masuda Yoshiaki)
Tamio Matsuo .... assistant cameraman (as Matsuo Tamio)
Haruhisa Murase .... grip (as Murase Haruhisa)
Clifton Ralke .... assistant cameraman
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mamoru Mori .... wardrobe (as Mori Mamoru)
 
Editorial Department
Carol Ann Jackson .... assistant editor
Ralph Sandler .... assistant editor
Fredric Steinkamp .... supervising film editor
 
Music Department
Ted Whitfield .... music editor
Richard H. Anderson .... musician: woodwinds (uncredited)
Richard H. Anderson .... orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Gene Cipriano .... musician: woodwinds (uncredited)
Ralph Grierson .... musician: piano/keyboards (uncredited)
Dave Grusin .... conductor (uncredited)
Dave Grusin .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Artie Kane .... musician: piano/organ/keyboards (uncredited)
Jerome Richardson .... musician: woodwinds (uncredited)
Lee Ritenour .... guitars (uncredited)
Bud Shank .... alto sax/flute (uncredited)
Dan Wallin .... music engineer (uncredited)
Dan Wallin .... music mixer (uncredited)
Kurt E. Wolff .... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Kurt E. Wolff .... orchestra contractor (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Kuroki Masami .... production personnel
Phill Norman .... titles designer
Michie Ross .... production secretary
Masao Sato .... assistant to executive producer (as Sato Masao)
Gaylin P. Schultz .... production coordinator (as Gaylin Schultz)
Takeshi Sugimoto .... production personnel (as Sugimoto Takeshi)
Keiko Tsushima .... script girl (as Tsushima Keiko)
Hope Williams .... script supervisor
Seiji Yada .... production personnel (as Yada Seiji)
 
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