The Yakuza Movie Book

Mark Schilling is an ace movie commenter specialising in Japanese film. He's had a column in The Japanese Times for years. This book is exactly as captioned, A Guide to Japanese Gangster Films. The yakuza film (A yakuza is a Japanese gangster, somewhat similar to a mafioso) is a significant sub-genre is Japanese film and this book reviews 123 films, has pictures and actor/producer interviews and profiles. Some have complained that it is authoritative on what it includes but misses some significant items, overall it is very positively regarded.

Year

2003

Language

English

Publisher

Stone Bridge Press

Editions

1

Pages

320

ISBN

9781880656761

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