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Yakuza Princess

2021 · 112 min

A moody, slow-burning crime thriller with bursts of swordplay and a brooding atmosphere.

Directed by
Vicente Amorim
Genres
Action, Thriller
Starring
Masumi, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Tsuyoshi Ihara
Tagline
Every sword has a story.
Overview
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.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Vicente Amorim
Genres
Action, Thriller
Starring
Masumi, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Tsuyoshi Ihara
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • violence
  • betrayal
  • family
  • revenge
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, thriller
Directed by
Vicente Amorim
Written by
Vicente Amorim, Tubaldini Shelling, Fernando Toste, Kimi Howl Lee
Starring
Masumi, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Eijiro Ozaki, Toshiji Takeshima, Mariko Takai, Kenny Leu, Nicolas Trevijano
Music
Lucas Marcier, Fabiano Krieger
Cinematography
Gustavo Hadba
Runtime
112 min
Country
Brazil, United States of America
Languages
English, Japanese, Portuguese

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