Watch the trailer for Yakuza Princess

Set in the expansive Japanese community of Sao Paulo in Brazil — the largest Japanese diaspora in the world — YAKUZA PRINCESS follows Akemi (MASUMI), an orphan who discovers she is the heiress to half of the Yakuza crime syndicate. Forging an uneasy alliance with an amnesiac stranger (Rhys Meyers) who believes an ancient sword binds their two fates, Akemi must unleash war against the other half of the syndicate who wants her dead.

Directed by Vicente Amorim, the film is based on the graphic novel “Shiro” by Danilo Beyruth. The film stars MASUMI, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Tsuyoshi Ihara.

Magnet Releasing will release YAKUZA PRINCESS everywhere September 3rd, 2021. Screening at the 2021 Fantasia Festival on Wednesday, August 18th & Friday, August 20th.