The Yakuza
Dec 21, 1974 | IMDB 7.1
112 min Watch NowCrime, Drama, Thriller, Action
When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.
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