Yakuza Apocalypse

Yakuza Apocalypse
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Takashi Miike
Produced by	Yoshinori Chiba Shin'ichirô Masuda Shinjiro Nishimura Misako Saka
Written by	Yoshitaka Yamaguchi
Starring	Hayato Ichihara Yayan Ruhian Riko Narumi
Music by	Kôji Endô
Cinematography	Hajime Kanda
Edited by	Kenji Yamashita
Production companies	Django Film Gambit Happinet Corporation OLM, Inc.
Distributed by	Nikkatsu
Release dates	21 May 2015 (2015-05-21) (Cannes) 20 June 2015 (2015-06-20)
Running time	115 minutes^[1]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese English
Box office	$12,756^[2]

Yakuza Apocalypse (極道大戦争, Gokudō Daisensō) is a 2015 Japanese action fantasy yakuza vampire film directed by Takashi Miike^[3]^[4] and written by Yoshitaka Yamaguchi. It was released on 20 June 2015.

Cast

Hayato Ichihara as Akira Kageyama
Yayan Ruhian as Kyoken (狂犬) / Mad Dog
Riko Narumi as Kyōko Anan
Lily Franky as Genyō Kamiura
Reiko Takashima

Production

Production started on 17 April 2014.

Release

Yakuza Apocalypse premiered at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2015 before being commercially released in Japan on 20 June 2015.

Reception

The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 58% rating, based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The site's consensus states: "Yakuza Apocalypse lives up to the oddball promise of its title with a cinematic whirlwind that represents director Takashi Miike at his most delightfully unhinged."^[5] Metacritic reports a 62 out of 100 rating, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[6]

References

↑ "YAKUZA APOCALYPSE (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
↑ "Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
↑ Kevin Ma (18 April 2014). "Miike to battle yakuza vampires". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
↑ 映画極道大戦争. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
↑ "Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
↑ "Yakuza Apocalypse reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 11 December 2015.

External links

Official website (Japanese)
Yakuza Apocalypse at the Internet Movie Database
Yakuza Apocalypse at Box Office Mojo
Yakuza Apocalypse at Rotten Tomatoes
Yakuza Apocalypse at Metacritic

Directorial works of Takashi Miike

Films	A Human Murder Weapon Bodyguard Kiba Shinjuku Outlaw Osaka Tough Guys Shinjuku Triad Society The Way to Fight Fudoh: The New Generation Young Thugs: Innocent Blood Rainy Dog Full Metal Yakuza The Bird People in China Andromedia Blues Harp Young Thugs: Nostalgia Audition Man, A Natural Girl Ley Lines Silver Dead or Alive Salaryman Kintarō The City of Lost Souls The Guys from Paradise Dead or Alive 2: Birds Family Visitor Q Ichi the Killer Agitator The Happiness of the Katakuris Dead or Alive: Final Sabu Graveyard of Honor Shangri-La Deadly Outlaw: Rekka The Man in White Gozu Kikoku Negotiator One Missed Call Zebraman Izo The Great Yokai War Big Bang Love, Juvenile A Waru Waru: kanketsu-hen Sun Scarred Sukiyaki Western Django Crows Zero Like a Dragon God's Puzzle Yatterman Crows Zero 2 Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City 13 Assassins Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai Ninja Kids!!! Ace Attorney For Love's Sake Lesson of the Evil Shield of Straw The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji Over Your Dead Body Kami-sama no Iu Toori Kaze ni Tatsu Lion Yakuza Apocalypse Terra Formars Blade of the Immortal

Series	Man, Next Natural Girl: 100 Nights in Yokohama The Making of 'Gemini' MPD Psycho Ultraman Max Masters of Horror: "Imprint" K-tai Investigator 7

Other	Black Triad trilogy "Pandōra" Box in Three... Extremes

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