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  • 2021
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  • XYZ Films
  • 1 h 51 m
  • 2021
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  • XYZ Films
  • 1 h 51 m

Summary Set in the expansive Japanese community of Sao Paulo in Brazil — the largest Japanese diaspora in the world — Yakuza Princess follows Akemi (MASUMI), an orphan who discovers she is the heiress to half of the Yakuza crime syndicate. Forging an uneasy alliance with an amnesiac stranger (Rhys Meyers) who believes an ancient sword binds thei...

Directed By: Vicente Amorim

Written By: Danilo Beyruth, Fernando Toste, Kimi Lee, Luiza Shelling Tubaldini, Pablo Padilla, L.G. Bayão, Mauricio Svartman, Vicente Amorim

  • 2021
  • R
  • XYZ Films
  • 1 h 51 m
  • 2021
  • R
  • XYZ Films
  • 1 h 51 m

Yakuza Princess

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
34
User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 User Ratings
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Summary Set in the expansive Japanese community of Sao Paulo in Brazil — the largest Japanese diaspora in the world — Yakuza Princess follows Akemi (MASUMI), an orphan who discovers she is the heiress to half of the Yakuza crime syndicate. Forging an uneasy alliance with an amnesiac stranger (Rhys Meyers) who believes an ancient sword binds thei...

Directed By: Vicente Amorim

Written By: Danilo Beyruth, Fernando Toste, Kimi Lee, Luiza Shelling Tubaldini, Pablo Padilla, L.G. Bayão, Mauricio Svartman, Vicente Amorim

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
34
9% Positive
1 Review
45% Mixed
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45% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
34
9% Positive
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45% Mixed
5 Reviews
45% Negative
5 Reviews

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67
Aug 31, 2021
The whole is not without flaws and eventually falls prey to the “this was really an origin story” bid for sequels, but it is enjoyable.
By Jared Mobarak FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 31, 2021
While it generally lacks dramatic oomph and the story is confusing at times, Yakuza Princess delivers plenty of visual excitement.
By Richard Kuipers FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 2, 2021
Yakuza Princess is a passable actioner with a few memorable scenes, the highlight of which is a fight in a karaoke bar (yes, MASUMI gets the chance to sing). But it’s unable to get beyond a level of mediocrity, and MASUMI’s performance fails to resonate with the sufficient conviction required of her role.
By Thom Ernst FULL REVIEW
40
Sep 2, 2021
The further director Vicente Amorim pulls out, the more exciting the film becomes; but he never really takes advantage of the supernatural overtones that swim around the edges, or the unique cultural background of Brazil's massive Japanese diaspora.
By Richard Whittaker FULL REVIEW
30
Sep 2, 2021
The cynical pro forma luridness Yakuza Princess grinds out suggests that sensationalist cinema, or at least its most ostensibly mainstream iteration, is currently depleted of resources.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
25
Sep 5, 2021
As an intellectually empty piece of genre cinema, “Yakuza Princess” can’t even sit alongside movies that offer similarly obtuse ideas but that gain some favor through impressive spectacle.
By Carlos Aguilar FULL REVIEW
12
Sep 3, 2021
There’s a lot of walking and talking, but this thing never really moves fast enough, not even during its action scenes.
By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 User Ratings
3.9
14% Positive
1 Rating
29% Mixed
2 Ratings
57% Negative
4 Ratings

User Reviews

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User Score
Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 User Ratings
3.9
14% Positive
1 Rating
29% Mixed
2 Ratings
57% Negative
4 Ratings

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Production Company Filmland International
Release Date Sep 3, 2021
Duration 1 h 51 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Every sword has a story
Website http://www.yakuzaprincessfilm.com/
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