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Twilight of the Yakuza (2013)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 2H 6M

Director : Sebastian Stein

Synopsis

The Yakuza, Japan's organized crime syndicates, are a dying breed. Their members are aging and the government of Japan has launched a large-scale crackdown on them to eradicate them once and for all. But who are the Yakuza? The cancer of a nation or a necessary evil in a country with one of the lowest crime rates in the industrialized world?

Actors

Daikaku Chôdôin
Daikaku Chôdôin
Himself
Shorai Horitoku
Shorai Horitoku
Himself
Jaime Morris
Jaime Morris
(voice)
Yoichi Nakamura
Yoichi Nakamura
Himself
Norio Tamura
Norio Tamura
Himself
Toyohiko Tanaka
Toyohiko Tanaka
Himself

Crews

Sebastian Stein
Sebastian Stein
Director
Sebastian Stein
Sebastian Stein
Writer
Jay So
Jay So
Executive Producer
Sebastian Stein
Sebastian Stein
Producer
Sebastian Stein
Sebastian Stein
Cinematography
Rob Mayes
Rob Mayes
Sound Designer
Mark Joggerst
Mark Joggerst
Music

Posters and backgrounds

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