| Gokudo Heiki | |
|---|---|
| |
| Poster | |
| Type | Film |
| Original work | Ken Ishikawa |
| Director | Taku Sakaguchi Yudai Yamaguchi |
| Scenario | Taku Sakaguchi Yudai Yamaguchi |
| Music | Nobuhiko Morino |
| Producer | Yoshinori Chiba Shuichi Takashino Toshiki Kimura |
| Studio | Nikkatsu AG-One |
| Released | 2011-02-27 |
| Runtime | 100 mins. |
Gokudo Heiki (極道兵器), also known as Yakuza Weapon, is a Japanese live-action film based on the Japanese comic book series Gokudo Heiki by Ken Ishikawa.
The film was first premiered in Japan on 2011-02-27 during the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival and it was shown during several other film festivals around the world before being theatrical released on 2011-07-23.
A project of Taku Sakaguchi, he wrote, directed and starred the film. Due to help him with the the film, he brought Yudai Yamaguchi. Japan's oldest major film studio, Nikkatsu, produced the film as part of its label Sushi Typhoon.
The movie was released in home video format in several countries besides Japan.
Staff[]
- Original work: Ken Ishikawa
- Director, scenario: Taku Sakaguchi, Yudai Yamaguchi
- Music: Nobuhiko Morino
- Photography: Masakazu Oka
- Executive producer: Akifumi Sugihara, Takashi Nakanishi
- Producer: Yoshinori Chiba, Shuichi Takashino, Toshiki Kimura
- Action director: Yuji Shimomura
- VFX supervisor: Tsuyoshi Kazuno
- Production company: Nikkatsu, AG-One
- Distribution: Nikkatsu
Cast[]
- Taku Sakaguchi as Shozo Iwaki
- Jun Murakami as Tetsuo Okamura
- Mei Kurokawa as Nayoko Yamaki
- Shingo Tsurumi as Jusuke Kurawaki
- Asami Sakanoue as Member of the killer nurses
- Akaji Maro
- Arata Yamanaka
- Kai Izumi
- Takashi Nishina
- Nobu Morimoto
- Kokone Sasaki
Home video[]
- Japanese DVD, 2012-01-07, 2 discs, Happinet Pictures, BBBN-1070, EAN 4907953046634
- American DVD, 2012-02-07, 1 disc, Well Go USA
- American DVD, 2013-01-21, 1 disc, Rising Sun Productions
- British DVD, 2012-05-07, 2 discs, Bounty Films
- French DVD, 2012-09-04, 1 disc, Elephant Films
- American BD, 2012-02-07, 1 BD + 1 DVD, Well Go USA
- British BD, 2012-05-07, 1 disc, Bounty Films
- French BD, 2012-09-04, 1 BD + 1 DVD, Elephant Films
Videos[]
Yakuza Weapon Official Trailer
Official trailer
Yakuza Weapon - Trailer
Official American trailer
YAKUZA WEAPON - Bande Annonce Officielle - Sushi Typhoon Présente
Official French trailer
YAKUZA WEAPON (PG) Official UK Trailer for DVD & Blu-ray release
Official British trailer
Yakuza Weapon - Tak Sakaguchi in action
Yakuza Weapon Clip - Love, Yakuza Style
Yakuza Weapon (極道兵器) New York Premiere - Tak Sakaguchi (坂口 拓) and guests - Meniscus Magazine
External links[]
- Archived official website (Japanese) (Wayback Machine)
- Gokudo Heiki at Japanese Wikipedia (Japanese)
- Gokudo Heiki at Wikipedia
- Gokudo Heiki at allcinema (Japanese)
- Gokudo Heiki at the Internet Movie Database
- Gokudo Heiki at Eigapedia
- Gokudo Heiki at AsianWiki.com