10th New York Asian Film Festival

Jul 1-14, 2011

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New York Premiere

Yakuza Weapon

極道兵器

Stuntman-turned-director, Tak Sakaguchi, directs himself as a hard-hitting maverick who returns to Tokyo, only to discover his Yakuza father murdered, his family headquarters turned into a shady loan shop, and a powerful gang leader attempting to overthrow the entire criminal underworld! With rival gangs jacked up on “hyperdrug,” he must becomes a one-man, butt-kicking army – and things only get wilder when he loses an arm and a leg, only to have them replaced with more firepower than the entire Japanese military possesses. Yakuza Weapon is another warped Sushi Typhoon production.

Directors: Yudai Yamaguchi, Tak Sakaguchi
Cast: Akaji Maro, Shingo Tsurumi, Mei Kurokawa, Jun Murakami, Tak Sakaguchi
Languages: Japanese with English subtitles
2011; 105 min.

SCHEDULE:

Saturday July 9, 8:15pm
Japan Society

Director Yudai Yamaguchi & Director/Actor Tak Sakaguchi will appear

Tuesday July 12, 7:45pm
Film Society of Lincoln Center

Director Yudai Yamaguchi & Director/Actor Tak Sakaguchi will appear

Tak Sakaguchi
坂口 拓
Yudai Yamaguchi
山口 雄大