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Yakuza Princess

Yakuza Princess (2021)

1h 52m | PG-13

⭐ 6.151 / 10

In Brazil, Akemi finds out that she's the heiress to the Yakuza empire. Just after that, her destiny enters a spiral of violence and mystery, where a gaijin (foreigner) who's been protecting her all this time, Shirô, may have been actually sent to kill her.

Director: Vicente Amorim

Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: Action, Thriller

Video: 720p

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Cast

Masumi

Masumi

as Akemi

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

as Shirô

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Tsuyoshi Ihara

as Takeshi

Eijiro Ozaki

Eijiro Ozaki

as Kojiro

Toshiji Takeshima

Toshiji Takeshima

as Chiba

Mariko Takai

Mariko Takai

as Mrs. Tsugahara

Reviews

By Chris Sawin

It’s a shame that _Yakuza Princess_ is as lousy as it is since it has quite a few elements of a solid action thriller going for it. It boils down to feeling like the audience doesn’t get to see enough action in a so-called respectable entry in the genre though. Jonathan Rhys Meyers is one helicopter dick sequence away from being totally awesome in this and taking on the yakuza usually results in something memorable. Unfortunately, _Yakuza Princess_ is carried by a lead star that just doesn’t have enough experience. If there was any sort of fight choreography, it is utterly annihilated by the film’s poor editing. A cool concept and a strong supporting actor aren’t enough to make a sloppy and amateurish action film with very few thrills worthwhile. Full review: https://hubpages.com/entertainment/Fantasia-Yakuza-Princess-Review