A code of honor binds Ken Takakura and Robert Mitchum in Warner Bros. "The Yakuza", a suspenseful story of the Japanese underworld. Sydney Pollack produced and directed the film on location in Japan from a script by Paul Schrader and Robert Towne. Brian Keith and Kishi Keiko co-star.Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American film actor, author, composer and singer and is #23 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time. Mitchum rose to prominence for his starring roles in several major works of the film noir style, and is considered a forerunner of the anti-heroes prevalent in film during the 1950s and 1960s (Wikipedia).Ken Takakura, born Gouichi Oda, February 16, 1931, in Kitaky?sh?, Fukuoka, Japan, is a Japanese actor best known for his brooding style and the stoic presence he brings to his roles (Wikipedia)
