honestly from the cover you could guess that this wasn not go to be something special . but still i have some small glamor of hope that it could prove good than it look . glamor that be soon diminish by countless problem regard both plot and direction . the yakuza way be a low budget action or crime flick star the ever cool riki takeuchi a a yakuza member who have travel to the u. s. for a drug deal . hoping and after that he can start a new life . suffice to say and event do not go his way and takeuchi character be force to fight corrupt cop and and gangster for revenge . director shundo ohkawa attempt to make a heroic bloodshed film and backfire . this be neither heroic nor bloody . yes the budget be small and it be understandable if some part of the film look a bit weak but the problem be that practically everything here be in fact and weak . aside from takeuchi who be his usual cool self and the acting from the support cast be bad and over the top . the cinematography be no good either and with a lot of unneeded overlong shot of car drive by . they actually take a good portion of the film while not offer anything else in return . choreography be another part that be poorly do . several scene come in mind where character movement be awkward and unrealistic to the film suppose genre and overall feel . there be really no reason to see yakuza way if youre not a takeuchi fan . but even if you be and if you take besides the large amount of unintential gag and you will have trouble grasp any other form of entertainment from this poorly do crime flick .