Fantasia 2021: YAKUZA PRINCESS

MAGNET

Presents…

FANTASIA 2021

WORLD PREMIERE 

August 18th, at 9:00PM Eastern

Based on the acclaimed graphic novel “Samurai Shiro” by Danilo Beyruth and set in the expansive Japanese community of Sao Paulo, Brazil — the largest Japanese diaspora in the world — YAKUZA PRINCESS follows orphan Akemi (played by pop star MASUMI), who, upon turning 21, discovers that she is the heiress to half of Japan’s expansive Yakuza crime syndicate. After forging an uneasy alliance with an amnesiac stranger (Jonathan Rhys Meyers, History Channel’s The Vikings) who believes an ancient sword binds their two fates, Akemi unleashes war against the other half of the syndicate who wants her dead.

MASUMI and Jonathan Rhys Meyers in YAKUZA PRINCESS, a Magnet release. Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing.

YAKUZA PRINCESS is a rip-roaring, violent action-thriller from director and co-writer Vicente Amorim (MOTORRAD), who Variety hails as one of film’s brightest rising stars. Starring MASUMI and Rhys Meyers, the film’s cast also includes Tsuyoshi Ihara, Toshiji Takeshima, Eijiro Ozaki, and Charles Paraventi.

The screenplay is written by Amorim, Fernando Toste, Kimi Lee, and Tubaldini Shelling. Shelling produces the film with Andre Skaf and Filmland International while XYZ Films executive produces.

MASUMI in YAKUZA PRINCESS, a Magnet release. Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing.

YAKUZA PRINCESS celebrates its World Premiere at Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival on August 18th, and opens in U.S. theatres and on demand on Friday, September 3rd.

Color

English Language

112 minutes

Not Rated

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