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    Pale Flower 1964 POSTER

    Pale Flower

    1964

    Japanese

    7.7

    9

    92%

    92%

    Action

    Crime

    criminal past

    Drama

    gambler

    gangster

    racetrack

    release from prison

    Romance

    yakuza

    Masahiro Shinoda Masahiro Shinoda Director Seiji Miyaguchi Seiji Miyaguchi as Gang leader Eijirô Tôno Eijirô Tôno as Gang Leader Isao Sasaki Isao Sasaki as Jiro Mariko Kaga Mariko Kaga as Saeko
    A gangster gets released from prison and has to cope with the recent shifts of power between the gangs, while taking care of a thrill-seeking young woman, who got in bad company while gambling.
    Youth of the Beast 1963 POSTER

    Youth of the Beast

    1963

    Japanese

    7.3

    11

    86%

    90%

    Action

    Crime

    former detective

    gang war

    Mystery

    tokyo, japan

    yakuza

    Seijun Suzuki Seijun Suzuki Director Toshihiko Oda Toshihiko Oda as Mizuho Suzuki Mizuho Suzuki as Detective Hirokawa Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Sôichi Ozawa Yûzô Kiura Yûzô Kiura as Takeo Minegishi
    When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.
    Graveyard of Honor 2002 POSTER

    Graveyard of Honor

    2002

    Japanese

    6.9

    8

    75%

    75%

    Action

    Crime

    remake

    Thriller

    yakuza

    Takashi Miike Takashi Miike Director Rikiya Yasuoka Rikiya Yasuoka as Aoyama Renji Ishibashi Renji Ishibashi as Denji Yukawa Yasukaze Motomiya Yasukaze Motomiya as Kanemoto Mari Nakayama Mari Nakayama as Mama-san
    A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems.
    Branded to Kill 1967 POSTER

    Branded to Kill

    1967

    Japanese

    7.2

    20

    100%

    84%

    Action

    assassin

    butterfly

    Crime

    Drama

    hitman

    organized crime

    Thriller

    yakuza

    Seijun Suzuki Seijun Suzuki Director Akira Takahashi Akira Takahashi as Ken Mizoguchi Ken Mizoguchi as Takashi Nomura Takashi Nomura as Jô Shishido Jô Shishido as Gorô Hanada
    After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.
    Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold 1964 POSTER

    Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

    1964

    Japanese

    7.3

    9

    83%

    83%

    Action

    Adventure

    corruption

    Drama

    japan

    samurai

    sequel

    swordsman

    yakuza

    Kazuo Ikehiro Kazuo Ikehiro Director Hiroshi Hayashi Hiroshi Hayashi as Shinjirô Asano Shinjirô Asano as Kenjirô Uemura Kenjirô Uemura as Gundayu Matsui Tomisaburô Wakayama Tomisaburô Wakayama as Jushiro
    Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed two years ago. When some tax money is stolen while in transit to the governor he is accused and sets out to find the money and clear his name.
    Fight, Zatoichi, Fight 1964 POSTER

    Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

    1964

    Japanese

    7.4

    8

    78%

    78%

    Action

    Adventure

    assassin

    Drama

    masseuse

    samurai

    sequel

    swordsman

    yakuza

    Kenji Misumi Kenji Misumi Director Kôji Fujiyama Kôji Fujiyama as Shôsaku Sugiyama Shôsaku Sugiyama as Hangoro Hizuru Takachiho Hizuru Takachiho as Ko Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Unosuke
    Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangsters mistake her for Zatoichi and kill her, Zatoichi determines to escort the baby to its father. He gains the reluctant help of a young pick pocket and together they travel to find the baby's father. But they do not reckon on the father's reaction to their arrival, nor on their own growing feelings for the child.
    Minbo 1992 POSTER

    Minbo

    1992

    Japanese

    7.4

    4

    100%

    74%

    Action

    anti-corruption

    Comedy

    extortion

    extortionist

    hotel

    yakuza

    Jûzô Itami Jûzô Itami Director Tetsu Watanabe Tetsu Watanabe as Akechi Akira Takarada Akira Takarada as Kobayashi Masahiko Tsugawa Masahiko Tsugawa as The friend of GMEN Ginji Gao Ginji Gao as Wakagashira
    An upscale Japanese hotel hires Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer adept at dealing with the Yakuza, to help them rid their hotel of the local gangsters so they can get a contract for a meeting of important foreign officials.
    Violent Streets 1974 POSTER

    Violent Streets

    1974

    Japanese

    6.9

    10

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    gang war

    yakuza

    Hideo Gosha Hideo Gosha Director Rikiya Yasuoka Rikiya Yasuoka as Kôji Fujiyama Kôji Fujiyama as Ryôji Hayama Ryôji Hayama as Futahashi Sei Hiraizumi Sei Hiraizumi as Haruo
    With a Kansai syndicate setting their sights on Tokyo, a former yakuza boss gets dragged back into a world of violence.
    The Five 1995 POSTER

    The Five

    1995

    Japanese

    6.7

    7

    Action

    Crime

    debt

    Drama

    heisei

    robbery

    violence

    violence action

    yakuza

    Takashi Ishii Takashi Ishii Director Kanji Tsuda Kanji Tsuda as Maiko Kawakami Maiko Kawakami as Hostess at Pinky Chiaki Kuriyama Chiaki Kuriyama as Ogiwara's daughter Shingo Tsurumi Shingo Tsurumi as Shigeru Hisamatsu
    Five men plot to steal a large sum of money from the local yakuza, but everything does not go as planned and the men find themselves hunted down by contract killers.
    Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss 1970 POSTER

    Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss

    1970

    Japanese

    6.1

    8

    53%

    53%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    feminist

    gang leader

    murder

    shotgun

    street gang

    Thriller

    yakuza

    Yasuharu Hasebe Yasuharu Hasebe Director Hajime Sugiyama Hajime Sugiyama as Tadao Nakamaru Tadao Nakamaru as Gondô Meiko Kaji Meiko Kaji as Mei Bunjaku Han Bunjaku Han as Yuriko
    A wandering tough biker girl aids a female delinquent gang in their battles against an all-male Seiyu group over a fixed boxing match.
    American Dragons 1998 POSTER

    American Dragons

    1998

    English

    4.9

    6

    Action

    cop

    Crime

    yakuza

    Ralph Hemecker Ralph Hemecker Director James Crescenzo James Crescenzo as Fiorino Don Stark Don Stark as Rocco Fulvio Cecere Fulvio Cecere as Spano Kevan Ohtsji Kevan Ohtsji as Young Yakuza
    Murders in Seoul, Korea and in America pair two cops from each of the countries together to solve the crimes. The investigation leads to a gang war between the Mafia and the Yakuza, but one that may not be of either of their making. A shadowy assassin is killing the leaders and an Italian assassin may have his own agenda.
    Karate Warriors 1976 POSTER

    Karate Warriors

    1976

    Japanese

    6.8

    3

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    gang war

    karate

    martial arts

    revenge

    yakuza

    Kazuhiko Yamaguchi Kazuhiko Yamaguchi Director Toshimichi Takahashi Toshimichi Takahashi as Kôichi Yamada Kôichi Yamada as Escort Officer Satoru Minowa Satoru Minowa as Osamu Mizuki Shin'ichi Chiba Shin'ichi Chiba as Shuhei Sakata
    Sakata protects a little boy while coping with rival gangs.
    The Great Okinawa Yakuza War 1976 POSTER

    The Great Okinawa Yakuza War

    1976

    Japanese

    6.7

    2

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    okinawa

    yakuza

    Sadao Nakajima Sadao Nakajima Director Ryôta Minowada Ryôta Minowada as Constable Tsunehiko Watase Tsunehiko Watase as Hiroshi Kategaru Shin'ichi Chiba Shin'ichi Chiba as Seigou Kunigami Masataka Iwao Masataka Iwao as Yoshinori Shimabukuro
    Chiba, looking gnarly, and acting as animalistic as ever, stars alongside Matsukata as violent gangsters battling their way through fight after bloody fight with rival yakuza on the streets of Okinawa.
    13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats 1975 POSTER

    13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats

    1975

    Japanese

    7.0

    2

    Action

    based on comic

    based on manga

    Crime

    Drama

    girl gang

    pink film

    sukeban

    yakuza

    Makoto Naitô Makoto Naitô Director Shin'ichi Chiba Shin'ichi Chiba as Kenichi Hyuga Kôji Fujiyama Kôji Fujiyama as Kuwata Hiroshi Kondô Hiroshi Kondô as Taizo Ebihara Jirô Sagawa Jirô Sagawa as Tattooist
    Maki is the leader of a female gang who fights for justice, but she ends up being framed and sent to a sadistic woman's prison. Will Maki be able to escape and take revenge?
    Showdown in Little Tokyo 1991 POSTER

    Showdown in Little Tokyo

    1991

    English

    6.1

    39

    33%

    51%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    los angeles, california

    samurai sword

    Thriller

    yakuza

    Mark L. Lester Mark L. Lester Director Simon Rhee Simon Rhee as Ito Tia Carrere Tia Carrere as Minako Okeya Dolph Lundgren Dolph Lundgren as Sgt. Chris Kenner James Lew James Lew as Yoshida's Men
    An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their differences, both men excel at martial arts, and utilize their formidable skills when they go up against Yoshida, a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.
    Outrage 2010 POSTER

    Outrage

    2010

    Japanese

    6.8

    29

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    hand grenade

    japan

    police corruption

    restaurant

    tattoo

    Thriller

    yakuza

    Takeshi Kitano Takeshi Kitano Director Takashi Tsukamoto Takashi Tsukamoto as Iizuka Ryô Kase Ryô Kase as Ishihara Tomokazu Miura Tomokazu Miura as Katô Renji Ishibashi Renji Ishibashi as Murase
    When a tough yakuza gangster is betrayed by his bosses, it means all out war. Bodies pile up as he takes out everyone in his way to the top in a brutal quest for revenge.
    The Street Fighter 1974 POSTER

    The Street Fighter

    1974

    Japanese

    6.9

    8

    81%

    81%

    Action

    Crime

    japan

    kidnapping

    martial arts

    mercenary

    ransom

    Thriller

    yakuza

    Shigehiro Ozawa Shigehiro Ozawa Director Tatsuo Endô Tatsuo Endô as Bayan Osamu Kaneda Osamu Kaneda as Detective B Ken Kazama Ken Kazama as Senkaku Kan Shin'ichi Chiba Shin'ichi Chiba as Takuma Tsurugi
    Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.
    First Love 2019 POSTER

    First Love

    2019

    Japanese

    6.7

    29

    95%

    Action

    boxer

    Comedy

    Crime

    criminal underworld

    incurable disease

    japanese film

    Romance

    tokyo, japan

    yakuza

    Takashi Miike Takashi Miike Director Sansei Shiomi Sansei Shiomi as Seiyô Uchino Seiyô Uchino as Gondo Shôta Sometani Shôta Sometani as Kase Takahiro Miura Takahiro Miura as Yasu
    One night in Tokyo, Leo, a young boxer, meets his first love, Monica, an imprisoned sex worker. Caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme, they find themselves pursued by a corrupt cop, a yakuza, his nemesis, and a female assassin.
    Ichi the Killer 2001 POSTER

    Ichi the Killer

    2001

    Japanese

    6.9

    78

    63%

    82%

    Action

    assassin

    Comedy

    Crime

    dominatrix

    Drama

    gore

    Horror

    pain

    Thriller

    violence against women

    yakuza

    Takashi Miike Takashi Miike Director Tôru Tezuka Tôru Tezuka as Fujiwara Tadanobu Asano Tadanobu Asano as Kakihara Susumu Terajima Susumu Terajima as Suzuki Yuki Kazamatsuri Yuki Kazamatsuri as Yakuza Girl
    As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.
    Hiroshima Death Match 1973 POSTER

    Hiroshima Death Match

    1973

    Japanese

    7.4

    2

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    History

    shōwa era (1926-89)

    yakuza

    Kinji Fukasaku Kinji Fukasaku Director Shin'ichi Chiba Shin'ichi Chiba as Katsutoshi Otomo Tatsuo Endô Tatsuo Endô as Tokimori Kanichi Masataka Iwao Masataka Iwao as Wada Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Yoshio Yamamori
    Repeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka's niece. Meanwhile, the ambitions of mad dog Katsutoshi Otomo draws our series' hero, Shozo Hirono, and the other yakuza into a new round of bloodshed.
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