Rent Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)
2.9 of 5 from 84 ratings
2h 5min
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- Synopsis:
- Due to his sensitive skin, Kageyama is ridiculed by his fellow Yakuza clan members for being the only one who cannot be branded with their signature tattoo. When Kamiura, the fearsome Yakuza boss who also happens to be a bloodsucking vampire is brutally killed by a competing clan, he passes on his vampire powers to his loyal lieutenant. Now Kageyama is transformed into a bloodthirsty monster who will stop at nothing to avenge his former boss.
- Actors:
- Yayan Ruhian, Rirî Furankî, Mio Yûki, Denden, Hayato Ichihara, Yoshiyuki Morishita, Tetsu Watanabe, Riko Narumi, Piêru Taki, Reiko Takashima, Shô Aoyagi, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Lily Frankie, Masanori Mimoto, Makoto Sakaguchi, Manzô Shinra
- Directors:
- Takashi Miike
- Producers:
- Yoshinori Chiba, Shin'ichirô Masuda, Shinjiro Nishimura, Misako Saka
- Writers:
- Yoshitaka Yamaguchi
- Aka:
- Gokudou Daisensou
- Studio:
- Manga Entertainment
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Comedy, Horror
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 02/05/2016
- Run Time:
- 125 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese DTS-HD High Resolution 2.0, Japanese DTS-HD High Resolution 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (2) of Yakuza Apocalypse
OTT fun from start to finish - Yakuza Apocalypse review by CS
This was my Xmas Day choice of viewing. For me, full on OTT entertainment from the off as Japanese Cult Filmmaker Takashi Miike’ story of Yakuza vampires is a mix of hardcore Yakuza violence film, vampire horror and a surreal final sequence featuring “the world’s greatest terrorist” : yes, a guy dressed in a caricature frog suit firstly beating everyone up using martial arts then emerging like Godzilla after an earthquake. In this movie, a top yakuza , who we are introduced to in a classically violent opening sequence involving martial arts , guns, swords and a traditional slugfest, is also a vampire; who, despite decapitation, passes on the mantle to his sensitive-skinned wingman Kageyama by biting him. Kageyama struggles to come to terms with his new form and after contemplating suicide he starts snacking on various local people on his manor, but their almost instant transformation into yakuza vampires threatens the number of regular civilians who can be preyed upon both for their money and blood. “We don’t care about winning or losing; we just fucking fight!” declares one “real” yakuza while dissing these new vampire yakuza to point out the difference. The film is packed with memorable lines and scenes ( a brilliantly conceived simultaneous punch in the face duel for example ), weird characters including the yakuza boss who tries to grow civilians from seeds, Beat Takeshi style hardcore Yakuza film violence throughout with attitude and even an eerie atmosphere reminiscent of Abel Ferrara for this reviewer. At the same time there’s an interestingly surreal quality with some golden laugh out loud comedy moments. The emergence of the giant fire breathing Godzilla kung-fu frog after a hilarious fight scene involving the frog’s propulsion via a hand grenade into a slow stop motion fight moment had me laughing loud. Crammed with ideas and with its OTT violence interspersed with some great comedy moments, it’s definitely a lot of fun. Banzai!!! ????
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Unusual perspective, - Yakuza Apocalypse review by DS
The film is a little slow in hard to stay with in places, and seems to unbelievable, but such a different viewpoint for a vampire story that I had to watch it all.
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