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.
| Writing | Paul Schrader | Screenplay |
| Writing | Leonard Schrader | Story |
| Sound | Dave Grusin | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Thomas Stanford | Editor |
| Directing | Sydney Pollack | Director |
| Production | Sydney Pollack | Producer |
| Writing | Robert Towne | Screenplay |
| Editing | Don Guidice | Editor |
| 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 | Stephen B. Grimes | Production Design |
| Art | Yoshiyuki Ishida | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothy Jeakins | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gary Morris | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Stephen B. Grimes | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Arthur Piantadosi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Ed Scheid | Sound Effects Designer |
| Editing | Fredric Steinkamp | Editor |
