Yakuza Weapon (2011)

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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)
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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 Tak Sakaguchi Shozo Iwaki
Jun Murakami Jun Murakami Tetsuo Okamura
Mei Kurokawa Mei Kurokawa Nayoko Yamaki
Shingo Tsurumi Shingo Tsurumi Kurawaki
Akaji Maro Akaji Maro
No photo available Dennis Gunn
cay-izumi Cay Izumi
shinji-kasahara Shinji Kasahara
yui-murata Yui Murata
Yoshihiro Nishimura Yoshihiro Nishimura
Takashi Nishina Takashi Nishina
No photo available Hiroshi Ohmori
Jyonmyon Pe Jyonmyon Pe
Akihiko Sai Akihiko Sai
Kentaro Shimazu Kentaro Shimazu
No photo available Ayano Washizu
No photo available Arata Yamanaka
Kokone Sasaki Kokone Sasaki Nurse Red
No photo available Marc Walkow

Videos

  • Trailer (English subtitles)

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