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    Beyond Outrage 2012 POSTER

    Beyond Outrage

    2012

    Japanese

    6.7

    14

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    gang war

    japan

    japanese film

    police corruption

    revenge

    yakuza

    Takeshi Kitano Takeshi Kitano Director Takahiro Kuroishi Takahiro Kuroishi as Tomokazu Miura Tomokazu Miura as Chairman Kato Yutaka Matsushige Yutaka Matsushige as Detective Shigeta Ryô Kase Ryô Kase as Underboss Ishihara
    As the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the Sanno of the East and Hanabishi of the West. What started as an internal strife in Outrage has now become a nationwide war in Outrage Beyond.
    The Rapacious Jailbreaker 1974 POSTER

    The Rapacious Jailbreaker

    1974

    Japanese

    7.0

    5

    Action

    Crime

    jitsuroku

    yakuza

    Sadao Nakajima Sadao Nakajima Director Reiichi Hatanaka Reiichi Hatanaka as Takuzô Kawatani Takuzô Kawatani as Hiroki Matsukata Hiroki Matsukata as Tomisaburô Wakayama Tomisaburô Wakayama as Okamoto Seijiro
    Convicted of murder, Masayuki Ueda is sent to Hiroshima Prison along with his accomplice. But for a man like him, breaking out of prison is easy.
    Final Episode 1974 POSTER

    Final Episode

    1974

    Japanese

    7.3

    7

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    hiroshima, japan

    japan

    mafia

    murder

    prison

    yakuza

    Kinji Fukasaku Kinji Fukasaku Director Yumiko Nogawa Yumiko Nogawa as Hiroko Fuji Hiroko Fuji as Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka as Makihara Masakichi Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Yamamori
    While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political party, whose two executives stir up new tensions in their thirst for power.
    The World of Kanako 2014 POSTER

    The World of Kanako

    2014

    Japanese

    6.5

    14

    67%

    62%

    Action

    bullying

    Drama

    drug abuse

    ex-cop

    japan

    Mystery

    police corruption

    Thriller

    yakuza

    Tetsuya Nakashima Tetsuya Nakashima Director Ai Hashimoto Ai Hashimoto as Emi Morishita Fumi Nikaidô Fumi Nikaidô as Nami Endo Kanji Furutachi Kanji Furutachi as Policeman Miki Nakatani Miki Nakatani as Rie Azuma
    When Kanako, a model daughter and a brilliant student, disappears, her mother asks her ex-husband, a violent former policeman, to find her. As his investigation progresses, his idealized image of Kanako cracks: the girl hides a dark life that her father can not even imagine.
    The Bad Guys: The Movie 2019 POSTER

    The Bad Guys: The Movie

    2019

    Korean

    6.2

    32

    Action

    Crime

    ex-con

    Thriller

    yakuza

    Yong-ho Son Yong-ho Son Director Jang Ki-Yong Jang Ki-Yong as Go Yoo-seong Jeong-hwan Kong Jeong-hwan Kong as Nam Myung-Suk Kim Hye-Yoon Kim Hye-Yoon as Oh Ji-yeon Dong-seok Ma Dong-seok Ma as Park Woong-cheol
    A respectable village head decides to keep his son away from the violent politics of rural life. However, fate intervenes, forcing the young man to not only return home, but also take up the sickle.
    Rainy Dog 1997 POSTER

    Rainy Dog

    1997

    Japanese

    7.0

    12

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    yakuza

    Takashi Miike Takashi Miike Director Vicky Wei Vicky Wei as Shih Chang Shih Chang as Jianqin He Jianqin He as Chen Shô Aikawa Shô Aikawa as Yuuji
    A Japanese assassin stranded in Taiwan must take work from a local crime boss to make ends meet when suddenly a woman from his past delivers a son to him.
    Cruel Story of Youth 1960 POSTER

    Cruel Story of Youth

    1960

    Japanese

    6.9

    18

    100%

    66%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    drifter

    juvenile delinquent

    misfits

    motorcycle

    society

    yakuza

    Nagisa Ôshima Nagisa Ôshima Director Shin Morikawa Shin Morikawa as Kei Satô Kei Satô as Akira Matsuko Yûsuke Kawazu Yûsuke Kawazu as Kiyoshi Miyuki Kuwano Miyuki Kuwano as Makoto
    A harsh young man seduces a freeloading young woman and eventually takes advantage of her knack for hitchhiking to rob middle-class men.
    Sonatine 1993 POSTER

    Sonatine

    1993

    Japanese

    7.4

    32

    93%

    89%

    Action

    beach

    bullet wound

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    japan

    knife

    okinawa

    Romance

    Thriller

    yakuza

    Takeshi Kitano Takeshi Kitano Director Susumu Terajima Susumu Terajima as Ken Yoshiyuki Morishita Yoshiyuki Morishita as Maeda Kanji Tsuda Kanji Tsuda as Tsuda Tetsu Watanabe Tetsu Watanabe as Uechi
    Murakawa, an aging Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life, is sent by his boss to Okinawa along with a few of his henchmen to help end a gang war, supposedly as mediators between two warring clans. He finds that the dispute between the clans is insignificant and whilst wondering why he was sent to Okinawa at all, his group is attacked in an ambush. The survivors flee and make a decision to lay low at the beach while they await further instructions.
    Taxi 2 2000 POSTER

    Taxi 2

    2000

    French

    12

    70%

    70%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    paris, france

    police operation

    special unit

    yakuza

    Gérard Krawczyk Gérard Krawczyk Director Luc Besson Luc Besson as Boat Owner Samy Naceri Samy Naceri as Daniel Morales Yves Lecoq Yves Lecoq as Jacques Chirac Marion Cotillard Marion Cotillard as Lilly Bertineau
    A cabdriver and a cop race to Paris to rescue a love interest and the Japanese minister of defense from kidnappers.
    Back to Back 1996 POSTER

    Back to Back

    1996

    English

    5.6

    5

    17%

    17%

    Action

    Drama

    gangster

    gunfight

    mafia

    martial arts

    robbery

    yakuza

    Roger Nygard Roger Nygard Director Michael Rooker Michael Rooker as Bob Malone Danielle Harris Danielle Harris as Chelsea John Laughlin John Laughlin as Dussecq Bobcat Goldthwait Bobcat Goldthwait as Psycho
    An ex-cop finds himself caught up in a battle between Japanese mobsters and local gangland thugs and discovers that he was framed for wrong-doings by a corrupt cop.
    Drunken Angel 1948 POSTER

    Drunken Angel

    1948

    Japanese

    7.6

    21

    94%

    89%

    Action

    alcoholic

    Crime

    doctor

    Drama

    gangster

    japan

    Romance

    Thriller

    tuberculosis

    yakuza

    Akira Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa Director Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune as Matsunaga Reizaburô Yamamoto Reizaburô Yamamoto as Okada Eitarô Shindô Eitarô Shindô as Takahama Senkichi Ômura Senkichi Ômura as Yakuza Follower
    In postwar Tokyo, a blunt, alcohol-soaked doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculosis, forging an uneasy bond that’s tested when the gangster’s ruthless former boss returns and drags him back toward the swampy underworld he can’t escape.
    Gozu 2003 POSTER

    Gozu

    2003

    Japanese

    6.9

    8

    71%

    80%

    Action

    anarchic comedy

    Crime

    disappearance

    Drama

    gangster

    Horror

    mission of murder

    Mystery

    nightmare

    Thriller

    yakuza

    Takashi Miike Takashi Miike Director Masaya Katô Masaya Katô as Renji Ishibashi Renji Ishibashi as Boss Kimika Yoshino Kimika Yoshino as Female Ozaki Shô Aikawa Shô Aikawa as Ozaki
    Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a search. While looking, he finds a mysterious isolated hotel where he decides to take a rest. Not only are the front desk clerks a bit strange, but even the ambiance feels unusual. Minami soon realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for.
    Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl 1998 POSTER

    Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl

    1998

    Japanese

    6.7

    5

    45%

    80%

    Action

    based on manga

    Comedy

    escape

    hitman

    leaving home

    Mystery

    runaway

    Thriller

    yakuza

    Katsuhito Ishii Katsuhito Ishii Director Yoshiyuki Morishita Yoshiyuki Morishita as Hidari Keisuke Horibe Keisuke Horibe as Inuzuka Shingo Tsurumi Shingo Tsurumi as Mitsuru Fukuda Susumu Terajima Susumu Terajima as Sawada
    In dreamlike mountain scenery, Toshiko makes a daring escape from her sexually warped Uncle Sonezaki. Fortunately, she met Samehada as she runs for her life, which is also escaping from some slayers. What follows is a wild chase that leads the audience into a comically violent world.
    Kids Return 1996 POSTER

    Kids Return

    1996

    Japanese

    7.4

    22

    100%

    89%

    Action

    boxing

    bullying

    Crime

    Drama

    flashback

    high school

    japan

    Sport

    yakuza

    Takeshi Kitano Takeshi Kitano Director Kanji Tsuda Kanji Tsuda as Sei Hiraizumi Sei Hiraizumi as Hiroshi's boss Yoshiyuki Morishita Yoshiyuki Morishita as Man in restaurant Susumu Terajima Susumu Terajima as No 2 In Local Gang
    Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing pranks. They drop out and Shinji becomes a small-time boxer, while Masaru joins up with a local yakuza gang. However, the world is a tough place.
    Outrage Coda 2017 POSTER

    Outrage Coda

    2017

    Japanese

    6.4

    23

    60%

    61%

    Action

    Crime

    criminal underworld

    Drama

    gang war

    japan

    japanese film

    police corruption

    yakuza

    Takeshi Kitano Takeshi Kitano Director Pierre Taki Pierre Taki as Yasukaze Motomiya Yasukaze Motomiya as Yutaka Matsushige Yutaka Matsushige as Kanji Tsuda Kanji Tsuda as Choi
    Five years after the all-out war between the Sanno and Hanabishi crime families, former yakuza boss Otomo works in South Korea for Mr. Chang, a noted fixer. When tensions rise between Chang and the Hanabishi, and Chang's life is endangered, Otomo returns to Japan to settle things once and for all.
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