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50 years ago, one unlikely star made Hollywood's best forgotten samurai thriller
Digital TrendsStory by Alex Welch
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An unlikely star's forgotten samurai thriller from 50 years ago offers a gritty, unsentimental take on the cultural clash between East and West.
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- The Yakuza, a 1974 crime drama, is considered one of Hollywood's boldest and most thought-provoking treatments of the East-West divide, defying typical genre tropes.
- The film's star power comes from none other than Robert Mitchum, who delivers a gritty, against-type performance that has largely been overlooked by modern audiences.
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Robert Mitchum, Hollywood, The Last Samurai, The Farewell, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, The Yakuza