Yakuza Weapon
Gokudô heiki
Japan
2011
106 Min
Color
Japanese
Synopsis
A wild combination of hard-boiled gangster action, manga-style comedy and splattering special effects.
Working as a mercenary in South America, Shozo Iwaki (Tak Sakaguchi) is informed of the death of his gang boss father, Kenzo Iwaki (Akaji Maro). Returning home, Shozo discovers that his father’s number-one man, Kurawaki (Shingo Tsurumi), has double-crossed the Iwaki clan.
After a titanic battle in which an entire building is leveled, both Shozo and Kurawaki are left barely alive, Shozo missing an arm and a leg.
Shozo clings to life, and wakes up in a mysterious medical facility with an M61 Vulcan cannon in place of his right arm, and a rocket launcher where his left leg used to be! The rematch with Kurawaki is on!
But before that, Shozo must also deal with Tetsuo (Jun Murakami), his former best friend who’s fallen into drugs and hard times, and has been coerced by the Kurawaki gang to find and kill Shozo! Can Shozo bring himself to destroy his own best friend? –Terracotta Far East Film Festival
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HKFanatic
5Feb12
I'm in the fortunate position where I get sent a lot of Asian films in the mail. And I make an effort to watch them all. The last two Sushi Typhoon titles have been the only ones I've been unable to make it through without my finger on the fast-forward button. What bothers me is that Tak Sakaguchi came out with "Versus" 12 years ago and yet it has better lighting, fight choreography, and gore effects than this.
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Blu-ray Review: YAKUZA WEAPON
By Twitchfilm.com on February 2, 2012
Sushi Typhoon’s latest film has been making the festival circuit for many months now, and February 7th marks the Yakuza Weapon’s home video debut from Well Go USA. I first caught wind of the project when
Fantasia 2011: YAKUZA WEAPON Review
By Twitchfilm.com on December 16, 2011
Three of the principal talents behind Japanese cult splatter groundbreaker Versus reunite for Yakuza Weapon with Tak Sakaguchi, Yudai Yamaguchi and Yuji Shimomura once again joining forces to bring the
An Interview With YAKUZA WEAPON Star And Co-director, Tak Sakaguchi
By Twitchfilm.com on December 16, 2011
[And as promised, Diva Velez’s interview with YAKUZA WEAPON star/co-writer/co-director, Tak Sakaguchi, which is being cross-published at The Diva Review.] The Lady Miz Diva: Welcome back to the New York
An Interview with YAKUZA WEAPON Co-Director, Yudai Yamaguchi
By Twitchfilm.com on December 16, 2011
[Yakuza Weapon, the latest from Versus writer and Battlefield Baseball director Yudai Yamaguchi and Sushi Typhoon madman Tak Sakaguchi screened two weekends back as a part of Japan Cuts and NYAFF and just
Behold The Coming Of The YAKUZA WEAPON!
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Ladies and gentlemen, Tak Sakaguchi has a machine gun arm. And a rocket launcher leg. The Versus star’s latest effort is Yakuza Weapon, a film he stars in and co-directed with frequent collaborator Yudai
EFM 2011: First Artwork And Detailed Synopsis For Yudai Yamaguchi and Tak Sakaguchi's YAKUZA WEAPON
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Due to have its world premiere at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival at the end of February, the first artwork has arrived for Tak Sakaguchi and Yudai Yamaguchi’s cult action title Yakuza
YAKUZA WEAPON Stills Reveal The Naked Human Weapon In Action
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Most intriguing villain name in recent days? The naked human weapon, as played by Cay Izumi in Yudai Yamaguchi and Tak Sakaguchi’s upcoming Yakuza Weapon.The team who brought you VERSUS have returned with
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