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  • This script sold for $300,000 which was the highest amount ever paid for a script at the time.

  • Martin Scorsese wanted to direct after Mean Streets (1973) but the producers wanted Sydney Pollack.

  • Lee Marvin was scheduled to star in The Yakuza with Robert Aldrich to direct. When Mitchum replaced Marvin, Mitchum forced out Aldrich. Replacement director Pollack briefly considered Robert Redford for the lead role.

  • The gambling game played by the Yakuza in the film is Tehonbiki.

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