The Yakuza (1974) - Blu-ray Forum

Akijama · 01-06-2017, 07:27 PM

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Coming, February 2017!
THE YAKUZA (1975)
NEW 2017 1080p HD REMASTER
BD50
COLOR - 112 Minutes
ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO - 2.4:1, 16 X 9 WIDESCREEN
DTS HD-Master English 2.0 Mono
English SDH

SPECIAL FEATURES:
Commentary by Director Sydney Pollack
Featurette - Promises to Keep (HD)
Theatrical Trailer (HD)

Former private eye Harry Kilmer knows a lot about Japan — and the gangsters who keep an iron grip on its gambling, prostitution and protection rackets. He knows there’s a right way to approach the brutal underworld. And he knows there’s one thing powerful mobsters respect: greater power. Robert Mitchum is Kilmer in this haunting East-meets-West-head-on thriller powered by a team of heavy Hollywood hitters: writers Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver) and Robert Towne (Chinatown) and director Sydney Pollack (The Interpreter). Costarring Japan’s Takakura Ken and veteran character actor Brian Keith, The Yakuza is a modern film noir in which honor and loyalty become issues of life and death. Violence erupts with the speed of a Tokyo-bound bullet train. And the last thing to die is tradition

Just announced at WAC Twitter page. https://twitter.com/WarnerArchive/st...66957532278784

RiFiFi1955 · 01-06-2017, 07:36 PM

Beautiful!!!

BarnDoor · 01-06-2017, 07:37 PM

Fantastic news. Hopefully Warner Archive have more 70s crime/action flicks up their sleeves (if Criterion haven't come knocking) - Fingers, Prince of the City, Straight Time, The Outfit, Villain, The Squeeze, Sitting Target.

mja345 · 01-06-2017, 07:41 PM

Damn, Warner Archive is starting the year out with a bang.

movieben1138 · 01-06-2017, 07:41 PM

Nice! I love how varied their selections are at W.A.C.

MifuneFan · 01-06-2017, 07:59 PM

Excellent. Watched this for the first time last year, great movie

xxnomad · 01-06-2017, 08:05 PM

W H O A ! ! ! ! ! ! !

the movie is kind of up and down but boy is it memorable

Monterey Jack · 01-06-2017, 08:05 PM

And my collection of DVDs continues to shrink.

murphywmm · 01-06-2017, 08:27 PM

Yesssssss. WAC is really starting to get out some of the great titles they control.

tallrichard · 01-06-2017, 08:45 PM

Day One here!

javi92 · 01-06-2017, 09:49 PM

Splendid! Glad to see WAC starting off the year strong.

DrBabylon · 01-06-2017, 09:56 PM

Fingers would be fantastic to see get a release. I'm interested in this one, have never seen it, depending on the price I wonder if it'd be worth a blind buy, I'm into 70's flicks and love the people involved

tehthomas · 01-06-2017, 11:35 PM

Had this on one DVD years ago, happy to see blu-ray coming. will def pick-up. what is it going to take to get "night moves" and "klute" next?

Monterey Jack · 01-07-2017, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by DrBabylon

I'm interested in this one, have never seen it, depending on the price I wonder if it'd be worth a blind buy

Kill Bill definitely took some influence from it (the "Showdown At House Of Blue Leaves" chapter in particular). It's not a relentless action thriller (like most 70's cinema, it's heavy on theme, character and mood), but it boasts an excellent performance from Robert Mitchum and a superb score by Dave Grusin. Definitely worth a look.

Weirded Wonder · 01-07-2017, 04:11 PM

This is epic! Love this movie to death.

tetrapak · 01-07-2017, 05:07 PM

This is fantastic news...too bad they didn't add more special features to what was already included in the dvd edition... A Paul Schrader interview/comment would've been nice...

JohnCarpenterLives · 01-07-2017, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by tetrapak

This is fantastic news...too bad they didn't add more special features to what was already included in the dvd edition... A Paul Schrader interview/comment would've been nice...

That's a pretty awesome avatar pic you got there.

And I agree.
I know it isn't their kind of thing, but an essay booklet would've been cool, too. There's an interview Schrader did with Film Quarterly (I think) way back where he discusses Yakuza in relation to the level of violence he had in the script compared to what Pollack filmed. He said more violence would have benefited the film if memory serves. That would've been nice.

I was wrong. It's in Film COMMENT from 1976. Here it is: http://www.filmcomment.com/article/p...son-interview/

Edit: Man, I might grab a couple friends, an 18 pack, and double feature this with Frankenheimer's The Challenge! Oh boy, I'm excited.

ergumat · 01-07-2017, 06:46 PM

Nice, will purchase.

PowellPressburger · 01-07-2017, 09:31 PM

Friends of Eddie Coyle along side The Yakuza make for a good Robert Mitchum, Richard Jordan double feature.

Love both films. I have the OOP FSM limited edition score CD.

Andrew354 · 01-07-2017, 09:35 PM

Wow this is great news. Day one for me.

Warner Archive are really putting out some great films at the moment.

Long may it continue.

01-06-2017, 07:36 PM	#2
RiFiFi1955 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Albany, NY 4K collection:104 Blu-ray collection:1930	Beautiful!!!

01-06-2017, 07:37 PM	#3
BarnDoor Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 4K collection:343 Blu-ray collection:6018 Trading Score:3	Fantastic news. Hopefully Warner Archive have more 70s crime/action flicks up their sleeves (if Criterion haven't come knocking) - Fingers, Prince of the City, Straight Time, The Outfit, Villain, The Squeeze, Sitting Target.

01-06-2017, 07:41 PM	#4
mja345 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2015 4K collection:1166 Blu-ray collection:12352 DVD collection:266	Damn, Warner Archive is starting the year out with a bang.

01-06-2017, 07:41 PM	#5
movieben1138 Power Member Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Saint Louis, MO 4K collection:1142 Blu-ray collection:11701 DVD collection:2441 Trading Score:1004	Nice! I love how varied their selections are at W.A.C.

01-06-2017, 07:59 PM	#6
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:28 Blu-ray collection:1145 Trading Score:69	Excellent. Watched this for the first time last year, great movie

01-06-2017, 08:05 PM	#7
xxnomad Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2014 4K collection:520 Blu-ray collection:4095 DVD collection:21 Trading Score:164	W H O A ! ! ! ! ! ! ! the movie is kind of up and down but boy is it memorable

01-06-2017, 08:05 PM	#8
Monterey Jack Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Oct 2011 Trading Score:710	And my collection of DVDs continues to shrink.

01-06-2017, 08:27 PM	#9
murphywmm Special Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2014 Location:Edmonton, Canada 4K collection:369 Blu-ray collection:3720 DVD collection:63 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:2	Yesssssss. WAC is really starting to get out some of the great titles they control.

01-06-2017, 08:45 PM	#10
tallrichard Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2014 Location:Charleston, SC Blu-ray collection:12 MA collection:2972 Digital collection:4391 iTunes collection:3474 Prime collection:3501 Blu-ray reviews: 1	Day One here!

01-06-2017, 09:49 PM	#11
javi92 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2013 4K collection:300 Blu-ray collection:4969 DVD collection:875	Splendid! Glad to see WAC starting off the year strong.

01-06-2017, 09:56 PM	#12
DrBabylon Active Member Member since:Jan 2015 4K collection:115 Blu-ray collection:450	Fingers would be fantastic to see get a release. I'm interested in this one, have never seen it, depending on the price I wonder if it'd be worth a blind buy, I'm into 70's flicks and love the people involved

01-06-2017, 11:35 PM	#13
tehthomas Special Member Member since:Apr 2015 Location:ATL 4K collection:169 Blu-ray collection:707 DVD collection:31	Had this on one DVD years ago, happy to see blu-ray coming. will def pick-up. what is it going to take to get "night moves" and "klute" next?

01-07-2017, 04:11 PM	#15
Weirded Wonder Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:593 Blu-ray collection:1177 Trading Score:51	This is epic! Love this movie to death.

01-07-2017, 05:07 PM	#16
tetrapak Junior Member Member since:Jan 2017	This is fantastic news...too bad they didn't add more special features to what was already included in the dvd edition... A Paul Schrader interview/comment would've been nice...

01-07-2017, 06:46 PM	#18
ergumat Expert Member Member since:Dec 2014	Nice, will purchase.

01-07-2017, 09:31 PM	#19
PowellPressburger Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:DIFFERENT PLACES! Minneapolis 4K collection:1003 Blu-ray collection:3678 DVD collection:359 Blu-ray reviews: 51 Trading Score:299	Friends of Eddie Coyle along side The Yakuza make for a good Robert Mitchum, Richard Jordan double feature. Love both films. I have the OOP FSM limited edition score CD.

01-07-2017, 09:35 PM	#20
Andrew354 Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2015 Location:Cardiff, UK 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:2564 DVD collection:2122	Wow this is great news. Day one for me. Warner Archive are really putting out some great films at the moment. Long may it continue.

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