Yakuza Apocalypse

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Yakuza Apocalypse

R

Released Oct 9, 2015

1h 55m

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Drama

Comedy

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When Kageyama is bitten by his dying vampire boss, he must get used to his new powers before seeking revenge.

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Critics Consensus

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.

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David Jenkins

Little White Lies

Slow down, Takashi.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 6, 2016

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

It is extremely mad, long and often tiresome. Yet it is acted with eerie and absolute conviction, and has an interestingly surreal quality; Miike has a claim to be one of cinema's genuine surrealists.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 31, 2015

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

A very good film, but only if you're willing to inevitably submit to its anarchic sensibility.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 9, 2015

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Katie Smith-Wong

Flick Feast

In short, Yakuza Apocalypse is too bizarre and too much of a mess to deem watchable. Simply disappointing.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 18, 2019

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Andrew Todd

Birth.Movies.Death.

Yakuza Apocalypse's third act goes into full-blown action territory, replete with hand-to-hand combat, bodily fluids, and surreal supernatural business

Sep 1, 2019

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Nick Evan-Cook

One Room With A View

Treading that very fine line between the sublime and the ridiculous, Yakuza Apocalypse draws deeply from both pools. It's utter madness.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 18, 2019

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Alexander G

Anyone who ranks this less than 5 stars is wrong and doesn't know peak fiction

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/30/24

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ashley s

This movie is a waste of time and talent. It can't even decide whether it will be horror, action, fantasy, or comedy. It's like a compilation of everything but a master of none.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

A bizarre mix of manga, martial arts, vampires and folklore. When the main bad guy is a person in a frog mascot suit, you know you're in for some weird shit...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Extremely non-sense, but well-made nonetheless.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

starts off well but fades badly. a mobster becomes a vampire and has to face an old enemy

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Audience Member

Complete and utter carnage and absolutely mental. So, so bizarre. Yakuza Vampires, Kung Fu frogs and sadistic Goblins.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Takashi Miike

Director

Hayato Ichihara

Akira Kagayama

Riko Narumi

Kyoko Anan

Rirî Furankî

Genyo Kamiura

Reiko Takashima

Sosuke Zemba

Sho Aoyagi

Shoji Angasu

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Synopsis

When Kageyama is bitten by his dying vampire boss, he must get used to his new powers before seeking revenge.

Director: Takashi Miike
Producer: Yoshinori Chiba, Shin'ichirô Masuda, Shinjiro Nishimura, Misako Saka
Screenwriter: Yoshitaka Yamaguchi
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co: OLM, Inc.
Rating: R (Strong Bloody Violence|Language|A Rape)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Comedy
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 9, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 9, 2015
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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