Product Details

• Actors: Riki Takeuchi, Masayuki Imai, Reiko Yasuhara, Hiroshi Miyauchi, Kojiro Hongo
• Directors: Seiichi Shirai
• Writers: Kazuhiko Murakami
• Format: Color, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Asian Pulp Cinema
• DVD Release Date: July 23, 2002
• Run Time: 83 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B00005UM1R
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #169,777 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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Lone-wolf gangster and yakuza outcast Riki Takeuchi decides to form his own mob: the Tokyo Mafia, a renegade outfit with a collective structure that thrives on the outskirts of the underworld. Takeuchi is a curious kind of thug with a peaceful approach to solving problems. Removing the engine of a rival's prize automobile, for example, is a unique way to send a message. In this direction, of course, lays madness as the city is divided into yet one more patch of territory and "Why can't we all just get along" becomes "This means war!" This slick but impersonal gangster thriller kicks off with a completely gonzo yakuza power struggle in a high-rise office that reaches its bloody climax when the offending soldier bites off his own finger, a rather savage twist on the traditional show of respect, but the movie quickly settles into just another production ground out to meet a quota. It's full of the requisite shootouts and gang fights, but the generic revenge plot lacks dramatic punch and memorable (or for that matter distinguishable) characters. It does, however, feature the swaggering confidence and smoldering star power of Japanese action heartthrob Takeuchi, who commands the screen whenever he appears. --Sean Axmaker

Product Description

Yabuki's old friend returns as a deadly enemy. Blood brothers are driven to bitter hatred as betrayal rips mafia loyalties apart! Only the strong will survive the wrath of The Yakuza.

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3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars With a title like this..., February 8, 2002

By	Lee (Tustin, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tokyo Mafia: Yakuza Wars (DVD)

you don't think you can go wrong, which may be true. That all depends on your needs in a good Japanese film. First of all, the movie is not that violent, but to me, and maybe many of you, it was still pretty good. Te ending brough up a few complaints, becasue not much gets resolved, seriously, but it does set up for the sequel which is also good. If you like Riki or are a fan of the genre, try it out, and don't build it up too much.