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Tetsuya Watari, Meiko Kaji, Hideo Murota, Seizo Fukumoto, Takuzo Kawatani ... see more see more... , Tatsuo Umemiya , Nagisa Oshima

A haunted detective whose unconventional methods virtually define the term rogue cop is set up for failure when his corrupt superiors assign him the task of heading the organized crime beat in this la... read more read more...ndmark yakuza masterpiece from the director of Battle Royale and Black Lizard. His guilt at having widowed the woman who has now become his lover weighing heavier on his shoulders with each passing day, Detective Kuroiwa (Tetsuya Watari) is given strict "hands off" orders when assigned the task of cleaning up the Nishida underworld. Suddenly plunged into a far-reaching power-play conspiracy sanctioned by the police and pitting the violent yakuza gangsters against one another for a bloody battle to the death, the renegade cop finds his already-precarious situation even further complicated when he becomes romantically entangled with Keiko (Maiko Kaji), the half-Korean wife of Nishida's most notorious crime boss. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku

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DVD Release Date: June 27, 2006

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  • March 3, 2008
    An art-crime flick and an amazing one.
    Seems to just concentrate mostly on the loaded-gun character of the cop, and blends more into the narrative of the film as we follow him along. This has the beautiful charm of 70s Japanese films, the kind you get in films like The Street F... read moreighter, especially with the hand held camera, appearing to be very loose with zoom and shakes but extremely effective.
    I really want to make love to KINO video for releasing this film, and others of the ilk.
    Watch the heck out of this film if you know what's good for you.
  • February 15, 2008
    I really totally digging this movie but I really do need to see it again. The vibe and texture had a way tripped out atmosphere in regards to the characters and the film's personality through editing and music. It takes a very realistic world and turns it into a fucked up place t... read moreo live in. Pretty cool ending, too.

Critic Reviews


Fernando F. Croce
June 16, 2006
Fernando F. Croce, Slant Magazine

There are more than enough corpses to fill a cemetery once the smoke clears in Yakuza Graveyard. Full Review

Keith H. Brown
December 7, 2007
Keith H. Brown, Eye for Film

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Jeffrey M. Anderson
July 15, 2006
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

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June 24, 2006
Film4

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