Harry Kilmer keert terug naar Japan nadat hij enkele jaren geleden de orders had om George zijn gekidnapte dochter te redden. Bij die gevaarlijke reddingsactie kwam hij bij de verkeerde kant van de Yakuza terecht, namelijk de Japanse maffia.
Nee, helaas is The Yakuza nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Sound | Dave Grusin | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Robert Towne | Screenplay |
| Writing | Paul Schrader | Screenplay |
| Directing | Sydney Pollack | Director |
| Editing | Thomas Stanford | Editor |
| Writing | Leonard Schrader | Story |
| Editing | Don Guidice | Editor |
| Production | Sydney Pollack | Producer |
| Camera | 岡崎宏三 | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Richard Parker | Special Effects |
| Crew | Bill Saito | Stunts |
| Sound | Basil Fenton-Smith | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Michael Hamilburg | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Michael D. Moore | Assistant Director |
| Art | Yoshiyuki Ishida | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gary Morris | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Stephen B. Grimes | Second Unit Director |
| Art | Stephen B. Grimes | Production Design |
| Sound | Ed Scheid | Sound Effects Designer |
| Sound | Arthur Piantadosi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Fredric Steinkamp | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothy Jeakins | Costume Design |
