Collection: Yakuza

Original Japanese theatrical posters for yakuza films, plus international titles shaped by the genre. The Toei ninkyo eiga (仁侠映画, "chivalry films") cycle produced ornate posters for Ken Takakura and Koji Tsuruta vehicles. Kinji Fukasaku's Battles Without Honor and Humanity series pushed the genre toward jitsuroku (実録, "true record") realism in the 1970s. Takeshi Kitano carried it into the modern era, from Sonatine through the Outrage trilogy. The collection also holds posters for films built on these works, including Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill and Sydney Pollack's The Yakuza.