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2015
R
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 55 m

2015
R
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 55 m

Summary Fearsome yakuza boss Kamiura is also a bloodsucking vampire. One day, men arrive from a competing clan and deliver him an ultimatum: Play nice or die. Kamiura refuses and, during a fierce battle, is torn limb from limb. With his dying breath, he passes on his vampire powers to his loyal lieutenant, Kageyama. His first order of business i...

Directed By: Takashi Miike

Written By: Yoshitaka Yamaguchi

2015
R
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 55 m

2015
R
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 55 m

Yakuza Apocalypse

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews

62

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 22 User Ratings

5.3

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Summary Fearsome yakuza boss Kamiura is also a bloodsucking vampire. One day, men arrive from a competing clan and deliver him an ultimatum: Play nice or die. Kamiura refuses and, during a fierce battle, is torn limb from limb. With his dying breath, he passes on his vampire powers to his loyal lieutenant, Kageyama. His first order of business i...

Directed By: Takashi Miike

Written By: Yoshitaka Yamaguchi

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews

63% Positive
10 Reviews

31% Mixed
5 Reviews

6% Negative
1 Review

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews

63% Positive
10 Reviews

31% Mixed
5 Reviews

6% Negative
1 Review

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

May 24, 2015

The demented brilliance of Miike’s film lies in the director’s ability to craft ideas that are simultaneously sublime and ridiculous.

By Robbie Collin FULL REVIEW

Oct 9, 2015

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

By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 22 User Ratings

36% Positive
8 Ratings

36% Mixed
8 Ratings

27% Negative
6 Ratings

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 22 User Ratings

36% Positive
8 Ratings

36% Mixed
8 Ratings

27% Negative
6 Ratings

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Oct 8, 2015

If you can get on its wacko wavelength, it's a uniquely crazed, compelling midnight-movie whatsit.

By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW

Apr 3, 2018

Fans of the director will doubtlessly find his latest overly familiar, while the Miike-uninitiated will be left scratching their heads as to how chocolate and peanut butter don’t quite make the whole confection more delicious.

By Scott Wold FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Oct 8, 2015

Mr. Miike’s narrative model is essentially the Kool-Aid commercials of the 1980s: Periodically, somebody new bursts into the room or onto the street, and a fight or something bizarre takes place.

By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW

Sep 16, 2015

It's an undeniable hoot that plays very much to a specific audience but a word of warning: even those that are fans of this kind of ridiculous and farcical actioner might find themselves checking out of Yakuza Apocalypse before their stay is up. Again, with emphasis on the word 'might'.

By Ben Nicholson FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

May 24, 2015

For all its manic energy, there aren't enough recreational drugs in the world to make Yakuza Apocalypse anything but a bloody silly bore.

By David Rooney FULL REVIEW

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Details

Production Company Backup Media, Django Film, Gambit, Happinet(I)., Nikkatsu, Oriental Light and Magic (OLM)

Release Date Oct 9, 2015

Duration 1 h 55 m

Rating R

Genres

Tagline Once bitten, you're a yakuza.

Website http://www.gokudo-movie.com/

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Awards

Golden Trailer Awards

• 1 Nomination

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