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    Red Sun Rising 1994 POSTER

    Red Sun Rising

    1994

    English

    5.3

    13

    47%

    47%

    Action

    fistfight

    police shootout

    swordsman

    yakuza

    Francis Megahy Francis Megahy Director Edward Albert Edward Albert as Decklin Stoney Jackson Stoney Jackson as Gamal James Lew James Lew as Jaho Dennis Keiffer Dennis Keiffer as Mercenary
    Thomas Hoshino is a tough Japanese detective, who lost his partner by a deadly Yakuza killer Jaho. He tracks down the killer and his master to Los Angeles, where he teams up with Det. Karen Ryder. Soon they discover that Jaho is preparing a gang war and weapon smuggling ring. Hoshino must find a way to defeat the killer who posses mystical ninja powers.
    Wolf Guy 1975 POSTER

    Wolf Guy

    1975

    Japanese

    6.3

    9

    31%

    31%

    Action

    doctor

    drug addiction

    Horror

    murder

    reporter

    werewolf

    yakuza

    Kazuhiko Yamaguchi Kazuhiko Yamaguchi Director Jirô Sagawa Jirô Sagawa as Shin'ichi Chiba Shin'ichi Chiba as Akira Inugami Rikiya Yasuoka Rikiya Yasuoka as Hanamura Osamu Kaneda Osamu Kaneda as Hit Man
    Akira Inugami is the only survivor of a clan of ancient werewolves who relies on his supernatural powers to solve mysterious crimes. After a series of bloody killings perpetrated by an unseen force, Inugami uncovers a conspiracy involving a murdered cabaret singer, corrupt politicians, and a plot by the J-CIA to harvest his blood in order to steal his lycanthropic powers.
    Street Mobster 1972 POSTER

    Street Mobster

    1972

    Japanese

    7.1

    6

    92%

    92%

    Action

    Crime

    gang

    murder

    prison

    rape

    street life

    yakuza

    Kinji Fukasaku Kinji Fukasaku Director Nenji Kobayashi Nenji Kobayashi as Bunta Sugawara Bunta Sugawara as Isamu Okita Kôji Fujiyama Kôji Fujiyama as Prisoner Keijirô Morozumi Keijirô Morozumi as Takigawa
    After serving time, a defiant street thug is incensed to find his town overrun by two yakuza factions. He gathers his crew and takes them on.
    The Tale of Zatoichi 1962 POSTER

    The Tale of Zatoichi

    1962

    Japanese

    7.6

    13

    100%

    87%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    chambara

    Drama

    japan

    samurai

    sword fight

    yakuza

    Kenji Misumi Kenji Misumi Director Hajime Mitamura Hajime Mitamura as Hanji of Matsugishi Ryûzô Shimada Ryûzô Shimada as Shigezô of Sasagawa / Sasagawa yakuza boss Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Sukegorô of Iioka / Iioka yakuza boss Masayo Banri Masayo Banri as Tane / Tatekichi's sister / Seisuke's ex-lover
    The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.
    Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game 1974 POSTER

    Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game

    1974

    Japanese

    5.9

    3

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    gang

    japan

    yakuza

    Ikuo Sekimoto Ikuo Sekimoto Director Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Einosuke Oki Masataka Naruse Masataka Naruse as Kiyoshi Ryôko Ema Ryôko Ema as Mina Kinji Nakamura Kinji Nakamura as Tasaka
    Released from reform school, the Girl Boss and her girl gang enter into conflict with another girl gang who are allied to the powerful Yakuza Boss.
    Authentic True Account: Osaka Shock Tactics 1976 POSTER

    Authentic True Account: Osaka Shock Tactics

    1976

    Japanese

    7.1

    3

    Action

    based on true story

    Crime

    gang war

    gang warfare

    jitsuroku

    osaka, japan

    yakuza

    Sadao Nakajima Sadao Nakajima Director Masataka Iwao Masataka Iwao as Renji Ishibashi Renji Ishibashi as Oiwa Tsunehiko Watase Tsunehiko Watase as Takayama Yuko Katagiri Yuko Katagiri as Yoshiko Koyama
    Amidst Japan's postwar economic boom, yakuza factions in Osaka fight for survival when Japan's largest crime syndicate plans a hostile takeover.
    Kill! 1968 POSTER

    Kill!

    1968

    Japanese

    7.4

    13

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Comedy

    Drama

    jidaigeki

    ronin

    samurai

    yakuza

    Kihachi Okamoto Kihachi Okamoto Director Tatsuya Nakadai Tatsuya Nakadai as Genta Eijirô Tôno Eijirô Tôno as Hyogo Moriuchi Tadao Nakamaru Tadao Nakamaru as Magobei Shôda Nami Tamura Nami Tamura as
    A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a farmer, longs to become a noble samurai. The other, a former samurai haunted by his past, prefers living anonymously with gangsters. But when both men discover the wrongdoings of the nefarious clan leader, they side with a band of rebels who are under siege at a remote mountain cabin.
    The Black Battlefront Kidnappers 1973 POSTER

    The Black Battlefront Kidnappers

    1973

    Japanese

    6.2

    2

    Action

    Crime

    gang

    hostage

    Thriller

    yakuza

    Eizô Sugawa Eizô Sugawa Director Hiroshi Fujioka Hiroshi Fujioka as Akira Funaki Ben Hiura Ben Hiura as Kyô Kazama Yoshio Inaba Yoshio Inaba as Onimaru Haruo Suzuki Haruo Suzuki as Recorder
    A taut, economical policier-cum-gang-hostage thriller.
    Hokuriku Proxy War 1977 POSTER

    Hokuriku Proxy War

    1977

    Japanese

    7.1

    3

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    hokuriku

    japan

    yakuza

    日本

    极道

    黑道

    Kinji Fukasaku Kinji Fukasaku Director Yumiko Nogawa Yumiko Nogawa as Masataka Iwao Masataka Iwao as Tatsuo Endô Tatsuo Endô as Shin'ichi Chiba Shin'ichi Chiba as (as Sonny Chiba)
    In the setting of the Hokuriku region, where the snow and cold winds rage, for the first time in true-life yakuza film history, director Kinji Fukasaku shows battles among yakuza who value land over tradition. Hiroki Matsukata stars as Noboru Kawada, a Hokuriku yakuza who will use any measure for survival, disregarding parents, brothers, and tradition.
    Graveyard of Honor 1975 POSTER

    Graveyard of Honor

    1975

    Japanese

    7.1

    12

    25%

    25%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    gangster

    japan

    prison

    self-destruction

    yakuza

    Kinji Fukasaku Kinji Fukasaku Director Kôji Fujiyama Kôji Fujiyama as Jirô Sagawa Jirô Sagawa as Osamu Yamanouchi Osamu Yamanouchi as Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka as Katsuji Ozaki
    A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the yakuza but quickly loses his self-control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.
    Blues Harp 1998 POSTER

    Blues Harp

    1998

    Japanese

    7.0

    3

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    gay

    gay interest

    gay subtext

    jealousy

    Music

    musician

    Romance

    yakuza

    Takashi Miike Takashi Miike Director Tatsuo Yamada Tatsuo Yamada as Mickey Curtis Mickey Curtis as Hiroyuki Ikeuchi Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as Chûji Yonashiro Daisuke Iijima Daisuke Iijima as Yûkichi Hanamura
    Ambitious yakuza Kenji befriends harmonica-playing bartender Chuji, who moonlights as a part-time drug-dealer for the opposing gang. Their friendship is threatened by Kenji's plans for advancement, as well as by his bodyguards growing jealousy of Chuji.
    Twisted Justice 2016 POSTER

    Twisted Justice

    2016

    Japanese

    6.2

    3

    Crime

    Drama

    japan

    police

    police brutality

    police corruption

    social injustice

    yakuza

    Kazuya Shiraishi Kazuya Shiraishi Director Pierre Taki Pierre Taki as Katsuya Katsuya as Gô Ayano Gô Ayano as Moroboshi Young Dais Young Dais as Yamanobe Taro
    Starting in 1970s Hokkaido, the film charts the moral descent of Detective Moroboshi over three decades, the young cop quickly gets a bit too cozy with the other side of the law when his senior colleague Murai teaches him the ropes and ruts of the police business. Soon, he swaggers and rants through the streets of Sapporo a lean, mean, sex‐crazy bully, indistinguishable from a yakuza.
    Switch 2013 POSTER

    Switch

    2013

    Chinese

    2.2

    4

    14%

    14%

    Action

    Adventure

    Crime

    Romance

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    yakuza

    Jianjun Sun Jianjun Sun Director Jingchu Zhang Jingchu Zhang as Lin Yuyan Paul Philip Clark Paul Philip Clark as Mercenary Tony Vingerhoets Tony Vingerhoets as Nick Andy Lau Andy Lau as Xiao Jinhan
    To recover and ancient scroll, a Chinese agent battles the Japanese yakuza and British mercenaries.
    The Drug King 2018 POSTER

    The Drug King

    2018

    Korean

    6.2

    14

    75%

    34%

    1970s

    Action

    based on a true story

    Crime

    Drama

    drug abuse

    drug dealer

    drug trafficking

    yakuza

    Min-ho Woo Min-ho Woo Director Woo-jin Jo Woo-jin Jo as Jo Seong-kang Doona Bae Doona Bae as Kim Jeong-ah Kang-ho Song Kang-ho Song as Lee Doo-sam Sung-min Lee Sung-min Lee as Seo Sang-hoon
    Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually takes over the drug underworld and starts to lead a double life: a good community leader during the day but an infamous drug lord during the night.
    High & Low: The Movie 2016 POSTER

    High & Low: The Movie

    2016

    Japanese

    6.4

    7

    Action

    furyo

    gang warfare

    yakuza

    Shigeaki Kubo Shigeaki Kubo Director Takanori Iwata Takanori Iwata as Cobra You You as Hisako Asahina Shintarô Akiyama Shintarô Akiyama as Masato Takano Yûki Yamada Yûki Yamada as Yoshiki Murayama
    Chiku is a devastated and dangerous town with 5 gangs fighting fiercely. Mugen and the Amamiya Brothers clashed, leading to Mugen disbanding.
    New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1974 POSTER

    New Battles Without Honor and Humanity

    1974

    Japanese

    6.9

    3

    Action

    betrayal

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    gang war

    yakuza

    Kinji Fukasaku Kinji Fukasaku Director Tomisaburô Wakayama Tomisaburô Wakayama as Aoki Naotake Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka as Gen Sakagami Tsunehiko Watase Tsunehiko Watase as Noboru Kitami Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Yamamori
    Bunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low-level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a bungled hit. While in stir, family member Aoki attempts to seize power from the boss, and Miyoshi finds himself stuck between the two factions with no honorable way out.
    Brutal Tales of Chivalry 1965 POSTER

    Brutal Tales of Chivalry

    1965

    Japanese

    6.9

    4

    Action

    Crime

    japan

    showa

    shōwa era (1926-89)

    yakuza

    Kiyoshi Saeki Kiyoshi Saeki Director Kôsaku Okano Kôsaku Okano as Michitarô Mizushima Michitarô Mizushima as Iwasa Hiroki Matsukata Hiroki Matsukata as Masa Ken Takakura Ken Takakura as Seiji Terajima
    After World War II, their town was a pile of rubble. Gennosuke, the second generation boss of the Kamizu Group was upholding yakuza chivalry by keeping black-market and illegal items out of their open-air market. Taking advantage of the mess, Iwasa and his gang take hold of goods from the US military, black-market and controlled items in order to become the most powerful group in Enko area.
    The Outsider 2018 POSTER

    The Outsider

    2018

    English

    6.3

    102

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    japan

    Mystery

    osaka, japan

    post world war ii

    Thriller

    yakuza

    Martin Zandvliet Martin Zandvliet Director Emile Hirsch Emile Hirsch as Shiori Kutsuna Shiori Kutsuna as Jared Leto Jared Leto as Nick Lowell Young Dais Young Dais as Takeshi
    A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka.
    Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts 1969 POSTER

    Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts

    1969

    Japanese

    6.3

    5

    Action

    curse

    ghost

    Horror

    jidaigeki

    Mystery

    sword fight

    yakuza

    youkai

    Yoshiyuki Kuroda Yoshiyuki Kuroda Director Ryûtarô Gomi Ryûtarô Gomi as Kôichi Mizuhara Kôichi Mizuhara as Rokkô Toura Rokkô Toura as Kôichi Uenoyama Kôichi Uenoyama as Gorokichi
    In feudal Japan, gangsters chase a young girl who might testify against their boss. When the gangsters murder the girl's grandfather on sacred ground, the door is opened for the Yokai Monsters to step in.
    Versus 2000 POSTER

    Versus

    2000

    Japanese

    14

    75%

    77%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    escaped convict

    Fantasy

    forest

    Horror

    japan

    Romance

    samurai

    Thriller

    yakuza

    zombie

    Ryûhei Kitamura Ryûhei Kitamura Director Tak Sakaguchi Tak Sakaguchi as Prisoner KSC2-303 Chieko Misaka Chieko Misaka as The Girl Reika Kirishima Reika Kirishima as (uncredited) Kenji Matsuda Kenji Matsuda as Yakuza Leader with butterfly knife
    A group of ruthless gangsters, an unknown woman and an escaped convict have met, in The Forest of Resurrection, the 444th portal to the other side. Their troubles start when those once killed and buried in the forest come back from the dead.
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