If you loved The Friends of Eddie Coyle, try The Yakuza
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the raw mood tag, and they sit in Crime / Drama / Thriller territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Friends of Eddie Coyle, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What The Yakuza is
Rainy Tokyo streets at dusk, neon lights reflecting off wet pavement, a payphone ringing. A private eye investigates a kidnapping. Sydney Pollack directs this 70s crime drama.

