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Yakuza Apocalypse

Yakuza Apocalypse

Action · Horror · Comedy · 2015

When young protege Akira Kageyama is bitten by his dying vampire boss, Genyo Kamiura, he must get used to his new powers before seeking revenge.

Movie details

Yakuza Apocalypse

“The Great War of the Underworld.”

2015 Action · Horror · Comedy 1h 55m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

5.5 / 10

4.6K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

61 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

62 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.0 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

When young protege Akira Kageyama is bitten by his dying vampire boss, Genyo Kamiura, he must get used to his new powers before seeking revenge.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Takashi Miike

Written by

Yoshitaka Yamaguchi

Hayato Ichihara

Hayato Ichihara

Akira Kageyama

Riko Narumi

Riko Narumi

Kyoko

Lily Franky

Lily Franky

Genyo motherfucking Kamiura

Reiko Takashima

Reiko Takashima

Sosuke Zenba

Sho Aoyagi

Sho Aoyagi

Yakuza bitchboy

Yayan Ruhian

Yayan Ruhian

Mad Dog

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Hideaki Aratetsu

Court is in session

Put Yakuza Apocalypse on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.