Reviews
I have to admit that YOUNG YAKUZA had me fooled. Due to my inability to read Japanese interstitial titles, I assumed I was watching a modern-day verite-style drama of life in the Japanese underworld. It wasn't until midway through that I suddenly realized I was actually watching a documentary and that all these hoodlums were for real!
FilmCritic.comYOUNG YAKUZA, in this unusual documentary Jean-Pierre Limosin spends 18 months with a clan of the yakuza, the Japanese mafia, under the provision that he not film any illegal activities. That restriction isn't as deadening as it sounds; the film ends up being an interesting portrait of the way of life that is struggling to stay relevant.
New York TimesThe film is best seen for its rare inside look at the day-in, day-out workings of the Japanese mob.
The New York Post
