The Yakuza: Difference between revisions

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* [[Hardboiled Detective]]: Only Bogart could do better than Mitchum here.

* [[Honor Before Reason]]

* [[~~Its~~ Personal]]: See [[Sacrificial Lion]]

* [[It's Personal]]: See [[Sacrificial Lion]]

* [[Katanas Are Just Better]]

* [[Kendo]]

* [[Lawful Neutral]]: Goro's role is pretty much defined as being this, as an impartial yakuza legal counselor. He can give advice based on the yakuza's honor code, but can't take any action himself.

* [[Love Triangle]]: See [[The Reveal]]

* [[Mighty Whitey]]: Averted in that it's a large part of the film that Harry has to work to understand Japanese values and culture and needs Ken as a guide. And by the time the final battle rolls around, it's clearly [[~~Its~~ Personal|Ken's fight]] and Harry is his support.

* [[Mighty Whitey]]: Averted in that it's a large part of the film that Harry has to work to understand Japanese values and culture and needs Ken as a guide. And by the time the final battle rolls around, it's clearly [[It's Personal|Ken's fight]] and Harry is his support.

* [[My God What Have I Done]]: Kilmer at [[The Reveal]], and Ken when he {{spoiler|accidentally kills his nephew in the final battle}}

* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: Kilmer at [[The Reveal]], and Ken when he {{spoiler|accidentally kills his nephew in the final battle}}

* [[Pillars of Moral Character]]: ''Giri'' is explicitly mentioned, though the others are important too.

* [[Oh Crap]] (to go with [[My God What Have I Done]])

* [[Oh Crap]] (to go with [[My God, What Have I Done?]])

* [[Retired Badass]]

* [[The Reveal]]: Kilmer gets some new perspective on the film's backstory. {{spoiler|Eiko is not actually Ken's sister, but ''his wife''.}}

* <s> [[Revenge]] </s> [[~~Its~~ Personal|Honor]]

* <s> [[Revenge]] </s> [[It's Personal|Honor]]

* [[Sacrificial Lion]]: {{spoiler|Hanako}}

* [[What Happened to The Mouse]]: Kilmer had brought a rookie as his partner, who is badly injured in the battle with the yakuza. The film does not say whether he was killed or returned to America.

* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: Kilmer had brought a rookie as his partner, who is badly injured in the battle with the yakuza. The film does not say whether he was killed or returned to America.

** He was killed. He was stabbed through the chest with a katana, what do you think happened to him!?

* [[Yakuza]]