The Yakuza

Director: Billy Gerber

Release date: 2007

Synopsis:

Remake the 1975 film. The original followed a man who returns to Japan after a lengthy absence to rescue a friend's kidnapped daughter, ensuing in samurai swords slashing and guns blazing. The new version will be set in contemporary times and also will reflect a more multiethnic Japan.

Billy Gerber To Remake 'The Yakuza'
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Steven Seagal Is To 'Rescue' 'The Yakuza'
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