Yakuza Weapon (2011)

Yakuza Weapon is a Japanese action movie directed by Tak Sakaguchi and Yudai Yamaguchi for Nikkatsu’s Sushi Typhoon label and based on a manga by Ken Ishikawa. It premiered at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival on February 27, 2011 and was released in Japan on July 23, 2011.

Movie info

Original title: 極道兵器
Transliterated title: Gokudō-Heiki
Premiere date: February 27, 2011
Release date: July 23, 2011
Directed by: Tak Sakaguchi
Yudai Yamaguchi
Written by: Tak Sakaguchi (screenplay)
Yudai Yamaguchi (screenplay)

Region B Blu-ray (English subtitles)
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Plot

Shozo Iwaki is a hard-nosed mercenary and ex-yakuza who returns to to Japan after four years living in overseas when he hears that his yakuza boss father has died. Shozo soon discovers that his father was assassinated by his own top man, Kurawaki, and lashes out in a blaze of vengeance.

The resulting battle leaves both men severely injured, with Shozo missing both his right arm and left leg. He later wakes up in a mysterious medical facility and finds his arm replaced with an M61 Vulcan cannon and his leg replaced with a rocket launcher. Meanwhile, Kurawaki has been fitted with mechanical augmentations of his own.

However, standing in the way of Shozo’s second chance at vengeance is his former best friend, Tetsuo, whose younger sister Sumire has been transformed into a “naked weapon” through a process similar to that undergone by Shozo and Kurawaki.

Featured Cast

Actor		Role
	Tak Sakaguchi	Shozo Iwaki
	Jun Murakami	Tetsuo Okamura
	Mei Kurokawa	Nayoko Yamaki
	Shingo Tsurumi	Kurawaki
	Akaji Maro
	Dennis Gunn
	Cay Izumi
	Shinji Kasahara
	Yui Murata
	Yoshihiro Nishimura
	Takashi Nishina
	Hiroshi Ohmori
	Jyonmyon Pe
	Akihiko Sai
	Kentaro Shimazu
	Ayano Washizu
	Arata Yamanaka
	Kokone Sasaki	Nurse Red
	Marc Walkow