Yakuza Princess

...had any one of the five writers actually created a screenplay that wasn't so choppy, derivative, incoherent, convoluted and riddled with plot and technical issues.

In the 111 min runtime, there was too much walking and talking with hardly any depth to the story or its characters. It had too much filler and very little substance. Many scenes were too long and/or unnecessary. Was this even edited? The scene transitions were horrible. And all that nonsense mystery didn't help the story either.

What this film did have going for it, was decent cinematography, well choreographed fight scenes with awesome gore effects, and excellent performances. Considering this was MASUMI's first full length feature film - as a lead, with only three prior small T. V. roles, she nailed it, wow! I can't wait to see her in more action films, she's a natural. The location and production sets were on point, and the score was fitting and not overbearing as it usually is in many B films.

Had this film been cut down to about 90 mins, with better editing and scene transitions, and more character development instead of all the filler, I may have given it an 8 or 9, but as is, it's only a generous 6/10 from me.

Truly an enjoyable film. Engrossing story. Good acting from the leads. Some of the supporting roles were weak. Production overall quality was good. Great effort on all levels. Definitely for those of us who like these types of stories. Worth your time.

I truly wanted to love it, but I just couldn't. I don't know any movie which boldly tiled itself with this infamous Japan crime syndicates group. It's always a subject that's visited in movies and not explored.

I expected more of that culture and I wanted to connect to the protagonist but she lacked depth which left me with a sense of emptiness and frankly, if she had died I wouldn't care whatsoever for her.

I've watched several Japanese Yakuza movies and I love all the mysticism and the legends. This movie its quite decent. Far from the best but not bad.

First, If you're a fan of Takeshi Kitano films, this one is for you.

Second, the movie is not a masterpiece like Outrage from Kitano, but it's a pretty cool action film without a cheesy script. Good fighting choreographies and action scenes.

Last, it's mostly unpredictable and a blood bath.

So, definitely If you appreciate this kind of movies , go for it.

Yakuza's plot had potential, even though Rhys Meyer's character was random. But it didn't capitalize on anything - the fighting is meh, the acting is meh, and it's not that fun to watch.