Product Details

• Actors: Chin, Yasuo Daichi, Akira Emoto, Hiromi Gô, Yoshio Harada
• Directors: Masato Harada
• Writers: Masato Harada
• Producers: Ikuo Suo, Kazuyoshi Okuyama
• Format: Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Japanese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Cinema Epoch
• DVD Release Date: November 10, 2009
• Run Time: 102 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B002LFPBF6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #306,345 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Heartbreak Yakuza" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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Studio: E1 Release Date: 11/10/2009 Run time: 102 minutes

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Yakuza Romantic, November 23, 2009

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Tom Sawyer (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Heartbreak Yakuza (DVD)

I remember seeing this movie back when it was first released in the US. It was one of the few movie theatres still showing Japanese movies at the time. I liked it so much I saw it three times before it left the theatres. I can't believe after 20 years, it's finally on DVD.

Yes, there is some violence. What Yakuza movie doesn't have shootings, killings, and blood? But don't let that shy you away from watching it. It's more a love story than a gangster movie and is actually very heartwarming. Shuji is played by Hiromi Go, who was more known as a singer than an actor. He did a great job and portrays his character's multidimensional quality very convincingly in the movie.

His co-star, also a known star at the time, is also a superb match for him and the chemistry is there right from the start, though his character would deny it. Why? You'll see. Don't want to give any plot spoilers.

The subtitles are a bit off at times. There's some dialogue taking place with no subtitles present. But it doesn't take any flow from the story and the actor's lines.

Since I've bought this DVD, I've already watched it 4 times. Obviously, this movie is one of my all-time favs. Check it out.